Several media outlets published a report overnight that singer Valeriya and her husband Iosif Prigozhin were involved in a car accident on a highway near Smolensk. It was claimed that Valeriya had died, while her husband was hospitalised. However, as it turned out, the information is untrue. Both spouses are alive and well. Valeriya and Iosif Prigozhin are in England, where the singer is preparing for a concert.

«Дорогие наши друзья! Спасибо Вам всем большое за тревогу и беспокойство. Мы были шокированы подобной провокацией. К великому счастью, с нами все хорошо, мы живы и здоровы. В данное время мы с@valeriya_rus находимся в Лондоне и готовимся к концерту, который состоится 28 января в #eventimapollo К сожалению, нам не известны мотивы Украинских журналистов ,похоронивших нас заживо ,вбросив дезинформацию о якобы автомобильной катастрофе. Надеюсь,что мечты наших "доброжелателей "никогда не сбудутся.)», (Dear friends! Thank you all so much for your concern and worry. We were shocked by such a provocation. To our great relief, we are fine, alive and well. At the moment, we are in London with @valeriya_rus preparing for a concert taking place on 28 January at #eventimapollo. Unfortunately, we do not know the motives of the Ukrainian journalists who buried us alive, spreading disinformation about an alleged car accident. I hope that the dreams of our "well-wishers" will never come true.), Iosif Prigozhin said from his internet page.