The personnel of units of the occupation forces, located in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia region, are marked by massive abuse of alcoholic beverages. This leads to numerous violations of discipline and serious offenses. Cases of leaving duty stations, staying at firing positions while intoxicated, violations of the rules for handling firearms, and road accidents involving intoxicated servicemen have become more frequent.

The leadership of the commandant's office of the russia's National Guard and the so-called 'military-civilian administration' of the Mykhailivska community, led by a local collaborator Ivan Sushko (before the war he was a professional Santa Claus and host at weddings) were forced to intervene in the situation. Ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages (including beer) to servicemen of the russian federation was introduced in the territories of the Mykhailivska and Rozdolska communities as a precautionary measure.