Russian troops ‘sick’ of their ration packs are eating dogs in Ukraine ‘We wanted meat’

In a 45-second phone to his family intercepted by the SBU security service, a Russian fighter revealed they had murdered a sheepdog because they “needed some flesh.” It comes after footage circulated on social media earlier this month that purported to show stray canines feasting on a dead Russian soldier.

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches its fifth week, stories of demoralised Russian soldiers becoming increasingly desperate have emerged.

Vladimir Putin’s invasion did not proceed as planned, according to intelligence officials, who believe the Russian President expected a quick seizure of the Donbas followed by a successful withdrawal.

According to reports of disorganisation and miscommunication within the Russian military, the Russian advance has fragmented.

Ukraine’s intelligence service previously reported an intercepted call between Russian FSB operatives that divulged information on a normal line after invading soldiers took out the communications infrastructure required for encrypted discussions.

Due to a scarcity of supplies, reports have arisen of Russian forces asking villagers for food, and several soldiers have surrendered.

The SBU publicised a call between a Russian soldier and his family yesterday (Wednesday), claiming that it demonstrated the invading force’s “atrocities and a true moral portrayal.”

It went on to say that the “occupiers are lowering [themselves] with each passing day of the battle,” and that troops were “raping children and devouring dogs.”

According to one version of the conversation, the soldier was questioned, “Are you at least eating okay?”

“Not too awful,” the soldier said. Yesterday, we had Alabay [a species of sheepdog]. “We needed some beef.”

Russian soldiers, like those in other forces, have been given long-lasting ration packets designed to provide food without the need of culinary equipment.

Russian ration packs often include canned or pouched meals, crackers, and beverages.

The ration packets are just meant to be a stopgap solution, but soldiers who are stranded in the field may be compelled to rely on them.

Not only are the Russian invaders repulsed by their own supplies, but they are also eating dogs and have been accused of plundering shops.

Earlier in March, a dairy farmer in Kherson said that Russian soldiers had confiscated some of his automobiles and food, claiming that they were “nationalising” the things.

Other videos released on social media, mainly by Ukrainian military forces, depict weary and terrified young troops hauled in as prisoners of war.

In one video, a Russian soldier who surrendered to locals is shown being offered food and tea before video phoning his mother and sobbing.

General Lord Dannatt, the former commander of the British Army, told the BBC: “These young guys are totally bewildered; many of them are very young, afraid, and fatigued after weeks of exercise.”

“These young guys are not only terrified, but they are also hungry; the gasoline for their tanks is unavailable, so they have been placed in a dreadful predicament.”

Former British troops fighting with Ukrainian forces in Irpin, near Kyiv, reported yesterday that they had witnessed abandoned dogs eating on uncollected Russian bodies.