Mass methanol poisoning from bootleg alcohol in Leningrad Oblast

Slantsy, Volosovo and other districts of Leningrad Oblast · 26 Sep 2025

In September 2025 people in Leningrad Oblast were poisoned by bootleg alcohol containing methanol. The Investigative Committee's press service said the toll had reached 45 by 7 October.

Official figures

• Dead, by the official count: 45 (as of 7 Oct 2025) archive copy

The sources' words

• On the death toll, as of 7 Oct 2025: «"Число погибших от спиртосодержащей продукции с содержанием метилового спирта в Ленинградской области достигло 45 человек", - говорится в сообщении» ТАСС: «Число погибших от суррогата с метанолом в Ленобласти достигло 45», 07.10.2025 · archive copy

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