Yulia Tymoshenko moved to hospital for back treatment An ambulance transports Yulia Tymoshenko to hospital in Kharkiv. Yulia Tymoshenko, the Ukrainian opposition leader and former prime minister, has been moved from prison to a hospital for treatment for a severe back condition under the supervision of a German doctor. The move is likely to allay western concerns over her health and handling in prison. Tymoshenko has been on hunger strike for more than two weeks in protest at alleged abuse. Ukraine's deputy health minister, Raisa Moiseyenko, said she had been moved from Kharkiv prison to a local clinic. Tymoshenko, 51, was sentenced in October to seven years in prison after being convicted of abuse of office. The west has condemned the verdict as politically motivated.