Bootleg алкохол отнема седем живота в Русия Ленинград, казва вътрешното министерство
Най -малко седем души са починали в северозападния район на Ленинград в Русия, откакто са пили алкохол на бутони, заяви вътрешното министерство в петък, а трима други са били лекувани за отравяне.
гражданин на град Гостици, покрай естонийски villagers, an interior ministry spokesperson said in a statement.
The Telegram channel 112 put the death toll at 12 and said that the bootlegger's wife had been admitted to hospital in a serious condition after trying her husband's product.
Russia tightened controls on the production and sale of alcohol after 77 people in Siberia died after drinking cheap moonshine in 2016, but the consumption of homemade alcohol remains a serious problem.
In June 2023, at least 30 people died in multiple regions across western Russia after drinking adulterated cider.
Industry experts say rising retail alcohol prices and growing regional restrictions on its sale have seen some people turn to homemade brews with sometimes deadly consequences.