After experiencing cardiac problems on Sunday, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Albania, Volodymyr Shkurov, was urgently transferred to the capital.

Sources told Euronews Albania that the ambassador successfully underwent an emergency cardiac procedure. According to the same sources, he underwent an urgent coronary angiography in Tirana, followed by a PCI—coronary angioplasty with stent placement—which was carried out successfully. He is currently receiving treatment under intensive care.

It should be recalled that the ambassador developed heart problems in the tourist village of Voskopoja, where he had been spending the weekend with his wife.

Reliable sources said that earlier today the ambassador was walking in the forests of Voskopoja when he felt unwell, forcing him to return to the hotel where he was staying.

The quick intervention of the local health center staff provided him with first aid, after which the emergency service of Korça Regional Hospital was alerted. Cardiologists there stabilized him before transferring him to Tirana for more specialized treatment.