Dubai photoshoot: Who are the ‘Ukrainian’ women in the balcony picture?
A LARGE group of women who took part in the notorious nude Dubai photoshoot on a balcony were arrested on April 4, 2021.
But who are the Ukrainian models in the scandalous photo that quickly went viral?
Who are the 'Ukrainian women' in the Dubai balcony picture?
Videos and photographs began circulating on April 3, 2021.
It has been revealed that in February 2021, the "Butt Squad" , organised by playboy
One of the models involved in the scandalous photoshoot 27-year-old model Yana Graboshchuk.
Her family thought she was on holiday and were shocked to discover she was in the Dubai shoot after identifying her
Her brother, Taras, 20, said the family had no idea why she was visiting the city and were "shocked" when they found out what she had been up to in Dubai.
"She went on holiday, and then I don't know what came next," he said.
"Yes, she had planned a photoshoot there... But I had no more information about it."
According to MailOnline, Yana is a law graduate who was allegedly unable to find a job in her chosen field.
She reportedly worked as a waitress, a hostess at a restaurant and then a brewery before starting as a model a year or so ago.
Yana showed her friends and family pictures of her breakfasts, swimming pool dips, and sports cars on her trip to Dubai.
Another model who joined the Dubai shoot was Anastasia Kashuba, 21, along with a model named Diana, according to Russian media.
Another woman named Anastasia was also reportedly in the Dubai photoshoot along with Ekaterina ‘Kate’ Kashenko.
21-year-old Marianna Fedchuk, was also in Dubai, but denies being on the balcony picture.
She posted several nude pictures of herself and said: "I advise you to follow my page more closely, so you can at least distinguish naked me from the other naked girls."
A model who was at the mountain party but not in Dubai, called Valeria, confirmed about her friends on the UAE trip: "All the girls were ready for nude photography, but not more.
"It's an open question why all of them did not check the laws of the country.
"If you noticed - there are no men in these pictures, no orgies and no Arabs.
"The organiser and the photographer are of Ukrainian origin."
What is the Dubai balcony photoshoot scandal?
Videos and photos of more than a dozen women posing naked on a balcony in Dubai's Marina neighbourhood were shared online on April 3, 2021.
Police the following day, after the footage went viral.
At least 11 Ukrainian women were arrested along with a male Russian photographer.
The models are understood to be from the ex-Soviet Union including Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova,
At the time, Dubai police had said they arrested a "group of people who appeared in an indecent video" on charges of public debauchery.
"Such unacceptable behaviours do not reflect the values and ethics of Emirati society," said police in a statement.
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What has happened to the 'Ukrainian women'?
Authorities in Dubai have now confirmed those involved in the raunchy shoot back to their countries after fears they could be jailed for
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The videos and pictures of the women that tore rapidly through social media, shocked the emirate where the legal code which is based on Islamic law has landed people to prison for tamer offences such as kissing in public or drinking alcohol without a license.
After speedy investigation, Dubai's Attorney General Essam Issa al-Humaidan announced that those behind the photo shoot would be sent back to their countries, without elaborating further.