"Two women from Melitopol treated Russian soldiers occupying the city with homemade moonshine. It was so "exquisite" that eleven occupiers died right after consuming the liquor. Other Russians were reminded that they are not welcome in the area.
In occupied Melitopol, two elderly ladies served Russian soldiers with homemade moonshine. According to another version, the Russians bought the alcohol. Regardless of whether it was a gift or a purchase, the effect was stunning. About half an hour after the feast, eleven soldiers died.
Initially, it was assumed that the moonshine was improperly prepared and that the Russians were poisoned, as often happens in such cases, by the deadly dangerous methanol. It quickly turned out that this was not a mistake, but a deliberate murder. The alcohol had been poisoned."
Arsenic and old lace.