This was reported at a meeting of the operational headquarters on the situation with the poisoning.

"As of 11:00 (09:00 Moscow time) on October 8, it is known about 33 victims of the use of counterfeit alcohol, 17 of them died," the press service of the regional government quotes TASS.

Earlier it was reported about 14 dead.

According to the latest data, investigators have already detained three people suspected of illegally selling surrogate alcohol, which fatally poisoned people.