© Anna Liesowska / east2west newsThe attack occurred at around midnight
A Russian teen was savaged to death by a pack of stray dogs hours before a mother-of-one was left fighting for her life following a separate attack on the same street.
Oleg Shushunov, 18, died from blood loss after being set upon by at least eight ferocious dogs at around midnight as he was walked to a friend's house in the village of Kursakovo.
Mr Shushunov, who was about to become a father, was bitten dozens of times by the strays with a graphic picture showing his savaged body lying in the snow and his clothes ripped to shreds.
The horrific attack took place four hours before 24-year-old Kristina Rostova was mauled by a pack of stray dogs in the same village, in the Moscow region, 52 miles west of the city.
Mr Shushunov's mauled body lies at the scene of his horrific attack
She was saved by a local man who fended off the baying pack with a spade.
Mr Shushunov's death was caught on security camera, with a local source saying: "CCTV footage was taken away by police.
"The cameras were at a local café and it is clear how the young man was attacked by stray dogs.
"The café was closed at the time so no-one was in the streets.
"Nobody heard hie cries for help".
The decorator's death is made all the more tragic by the fact his girlfriend is expecting his baby, friends later explained.
Nikita Orekhov, 18, said: "I still can't believe that he is has gone. All of his friends and relatives are in grief."
Ms Rostova's family would have almost certainly been mourning her death too, if local man Pyotr Trifonov had not rushed to her rescue after hearing her cries.
He said: "I dragged her with one hand and beat the dogs away with the other," said her rescuer.
"When I reached the front door of my block of flats, I called the ambulance and police.
"Only then did I notice the extent of her injuries.
"All her clothes were bitten, clumps of her hair were all over the place.
"There was almost no hair on the half of her head.
"She was in a grave condition, I only saw how bad when I had pulled her away from the dogs.
"I kept waking her, she was in shock.
"I didn't want her to faint.
"She was a true fighter."
Mr Trifonov said he could easily have found himself "lying there next to her" but managed to fight off the wild beasts.
Andrey Dunaev, head of administration at local Istra district council, said: "The young woman has undergone surgery.
"She is in a grave condition in hospital.
"The dogs have been caught."
It is understood they have been destroyed.
"I have also ordered more active work on catching stray animals," he said.
"I am urging all citizens to forward their information about stray dogs to me personally."
Russia is currently suffering acute problems from strays in many regions .
Oleg Shushunov, 18, died from blood loss after being set upon by at least eight ferocious dogs
Reader Comments
All dogs should be muzzled when not being fed - especially in the home where there are small children - and any dog roaming the public space not wearing a muzzle should be shot on sight. Day or night. By a ranger hired for the job.
Ownership of some breeds should be banned to the common people. They are not capable of controlling them.