“The Chairman of the Investigative Committee of Russia (Alexander Bastrykin. -

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) instructed the head of the Investigative Directorate for the Sverdlovsk Region, Boginsky, to report on the progress of the investigative actions.

The progress of the investigation has been put under control in the central office of the Investigative Committee, ”the message says.

On the evening of October 16, the Investigative Committee confirmed that 18 people died in Yekaterinburg after consuming liquids containing methyl alcohol.

Police later detained two suspects after the death of 18 people due to low-quality alcohol in the Urals.