A married mother was brutally mauled by a pack of wild dogs on her way to work after making a desperate last call for her life and pleading for help.
Zhanna Khusainova was discovered in a wasteland in the Russian city of Kazan after she failed to show up to work at a supermarket.
The 48-year-old was covered in bites, with one leg severed and her scalp missing after being mauled by the dogs.
CCTV footage before the fatal attack showed her rushing to work wearing a dark green jacket and carrying a brown handbag.
But it was just seconds later when the trained aeronautical engineer was viciously attacked by dozens of dogs.
Zhanna Khusainova was discovered in a wasteland in the Russian city of Kazan after she failed to show up to work at a supermarket
On her way to work she was brutally mauled by a pack of stray dogs. Pictured are her final moments, seconds before the attack
The trained aeronautical engineer was viciously attacked by dozens of dogs. One is pictured above
Ms Khusainova, 48, was on her way to work when her path took her past a shelter
They were strays living in a shelter near an industrial estate on her route.
She desperately called the emergency services, just before she was overpowered and beaten to death.
But the line was bad and the operator initially thought she was reporting a fire in a sauna.
She told them that “dogs are attacking me,” but the operator asked, “What’s burning?” Is the sauna on fire?’
Ms Khusainova – who has a 15-year-old daughter – then begged for help as barking could be heard in the background: ‘Dogs were attacking me, a lot…No, dogs are attacking, help! Staff.’
She explained that she was near an industrial base in Kazan, but then the line went dead.
Police were alerted but it was too late to save her and her dismembered body was found hours later, in the dark.
The mother boot is depicted with teeth marks of the dogs
She had dropped her phone while running for her life as the dogs chased her
It appeared she had dropped her phone as she ran for her life with the dogs chasing her.
Locals had previously complained about the dogs at the site.
Deputy Mayor Iskander Giniyatullin said: “I believe it is necessary to maintain calm and wait for the results of the investigation, on the basis of which the necessary conclusions will be drawn.
“I extend my sincere condolences to the family members and friends of the deceased woman.”
According to a report by the local edition of Mash Media, the dogs suspected of attacking the tragic woman had been put down.
As Vladimir Putin finances his war against Ukraine, cuts to local services have led to a sharp rise in attacks by neglected stray dogs roaming free in many towns and cities.
In May last year, it was announced that Russia was considering rounding up stray dogs and using them to clear landmines.
Many towns and cities have problems with rejected pets and street dogs that hunt in packs.
Three stray dogs with soiled fur in Podolsk, near the center of Moscow. Russia has been struggling with a stray dog problem for years
Senior pro-Putin lawmaker Fedot Tumusov, 67, demanded that “large and aggressive” stray animals be trained by specialists for war work.
Such a role in mine clearance would put their lives in immediate danger.
“We have many dog experts in our country who can teach all kinds of different skills,” said the politician.
He asked the government if “dog experts could train large and aggressive dogs and send them to the SMO (war) zone.”
SMO refers to the ‘special military operation’ that Russia is deploying to invade Ukraine, seeking the ‘demilitarization and denazification’ of the country.
The lawmaker from the Just Russia Party said: “Let them help get the injured out and participate in mine clearance.”
Earlier this year, authorities ruled that the stray dog problem had become so serious that the animals had to be put down.
This followed a 12-year-old girl who succumbed to her injuries when she was attacked by a pack of ’10 to 15′ strays.
At the time of the attack, there were reportedly more than 150 stray dogs roaming the village.