The father of the child, Lercek, announced that the blogger was undergoing chemotherapy.

Blogger Lercek (real name Valeria Chekalina), who has been placed under house arrest and has been diagnosed with fourth-degree cancer, is preparing to undergo intensive chemotherapy. This was announced on March 12 by the father of her newborn child, Luis Squicciarini.

"My strongest, most radiant and beloved girl has stage four stomach cancer with metastases in her spine, legs and possibly lungs. An already confirmed diagnosis. Valeria starts chemotherapy tomorrow," Squicciarini said on his Instagram page (owned by Meta, recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation).

He clarified that the blogger's relatives are providing Chekalina with all possible assistance so that she can overcome the disease. Squicciarini thanked everyone who cares about the health of the young mother and assured that he does not intend to give up.

On March 11, it became known that Chekalina had started treatment at the state cancer center. At the same time, lawyer Maxim Blinov told Izvestia that the blogger could be released from punishment due to the presence of the disease. Before that, Squicciarini announced on March 8 that she had cancer cells. In addition, she underwent spinal surgery due to the destruction of several vertebrae.

On December 1, Lercek pleaded not guilty to withdrawing funds abroad and noted that she did not understand the essence of the charges. In turn, ex-husband Artem Chekalin admitted that he was guilty of committing a tax crime, but had nothing to do with the withdrawal of funds from Russia.

On November 24, 2025, the Gagarin Court of Moscow extended the house arrest of both Chekalina and her ex-husband for six months. At the same time, Lercek confirmed her pregnancy and named the child's father. It turned out to be Squicciarini. In addition, the blogger is raising three children with her ex-husband.

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