At least 16 people died and 35 were poisoned. Russiaafter drinking adulterated cider, the county governor announced Ulyanovskon the Volga.

“The number of victims of alcohol poisoning is increasing. According to the latest data, 35 people were poisoned (…) and 16 people died,” the governor said in a Telegram message. He is choosing Russian.

He added that 19 hospitalized “fight for their lives.”

According to Russian media, the victims drank the drink “Mr. Cider“, which contained methanol, a highly toxic substance. This drink is sold in some stores.

The Russian authorities ordered an investigation and seized counterfeit shipments.

Deaths from counterfeit liquor are not uncommon in Russia, where store prices are sometimes prohibitive for poor citizens, especially in rural areas. In October 2021, 35 people died from poisoning in two separate incidents, and in 2016 at least 60 people died from poisoning. Irkutsk Siberia.

^{Source: APE-MEB, AFP.}