80 people in several regions of Russia have already suffered from the drink, 30 of them have died. Most of the victims are in the Ulyanovsk region - 20 people died there, seven in the Samara region, two in Nizhny Novgorod, and one in Udmurtia.

All the victims consumed drinks from the same manufacturer under the brand name "Mr. Sidr", which were bought in retail stores of draft beer. According to preliminary data, in the composition of the drink instead of ethyl alcohol, which is considered food, there could be methanol.