Altogether, 30 people have been treated for mushroom poisoning, the Ukrainian Ministry for Emergency Situations said.
Picking wild mushrooms is a popular pastime throughout the former Soviet Union, where many people jealously guard their favorite fungal stalking grounds in the woods.
Last year brought a record number of mushroom poisoning cases in Ukraine. Of 2,860 people who suffered from eating poisonous mushrooms, 166 people, including 61 children, died, the ministry said. Experts expect similar grim statistics this year.
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