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Authorities in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Melitopol are investigating how a vodka vending machine was installed in the middle of the town center.

The device had been converted from a coffee machine and accepted banknotes and coins, according to state-owned Ukrainian TV channel UT1. One shot of vodka cost just 7.50 hryvnia ($1). The machine even dispensed a range of fruit juice mixers.

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