Ukrainian television presenter Natalia Solonik is preparing to undergo surgery after surviving a serious car crash while travelling home from a shoot.
The accident occurred during the night of November 8, leaving the broadcaster with a displaced fracture between the fourth and fifth vertebrae in her neck.
Solonik announced the incident to her followers on Instagram, posting photographs of the damaged car and explaining that several days had passed and she still struggled to process what had happened.
Vehicle spin and impact
The television host said she had been asleep on the back seat when she woke up to the feeling of the car spinning violently.
Within moments, the vehicle was turning completely out of control before suffering a heavy impact that deployed the airbags.
Solonik shared that although the collision unfolded in a matter of seconds, it felt at that moment as if time had simply stopped.
Looking at what remained of the vehicle after the impact, she said the day could easily have been her last, adding that she was deeply grateful that life still had other plans for her.
Spinal injury and surgery
Solonik detailed the physical injuries she suffered during the crash, explaining that initial checks had cleared her for several less severe wounds.
She said that while she had sustained numerous bruises and bumps to her head, medical examinations confirmed that those areas were in order.
The most serious injury was a displaced fracture of the cervical spine located between the fourth and fifth vertebrae, a region that directly governs mobility in the arms.
The cervical spine consists of seven vertebrae in the neck that protect the spinal cord and channel nerve pathways running to the shoulders, hands and upper chest. A displaced fracture means the broken bone segments have moved out of normal anatomical alignment, creating pressure on surrounding nerves and requiring surgical intervention to stabilize.
Solonik said the trauma has severely restricted her movements, explaining that while she can move her right arm, the effort remains extremely painful.
As a result of the spinal displacement, she confirmed that she is preparing to undergo surgery today to repair the damage.
Broadcasting work and reporting
Solonik is a prominent television presenter in Ukraine, known to audiences for her on-screen broadcast work and her updates on social media platforms including Instagram.
Ukrainian news agency UNIAN reported the details of the crash after the presenter published images of the wreckage and confirmed her upcoming medical treatment.
