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'Food for stray dogs': Ukrainian general delivers WARNING to Russian soldiers

'If they have committed crimes, they will be tried but they will be alive. The rest of them will become dog food,' said Marchenko

While Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its third week, the country's troops have showcased immense courage and bravery while defending their homeland. Ukrainian General Dmytro Marchenko, who is in command of the garrison at Mykolaiv, vows that his men will kill ten Russians for each civilian killed in the battle. Russians have faced strong Ukrainian resistance in Mykolaiv, a key staging post for control of the Black Sea.

The general reveals that the streets of Ukraine are littered with Russian bodies. "It's unpleasant to say this but their corpses are food for stray dogs. We're not able to retrieve them because of continuing Russian fire in those areas. We know who these people are. We have a vast amount of intelligence, including much from our American partners, that consists of photos where we can see faces. We can see when those guys go for a piss," Marchenko told The Times.

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"We guarantee we won't shoot any Russian soldiers who give up. Also, we guarantee that no harm will come to Russian tank crews if they come toward our lines with their main guns turned away from us. If they have committed crimes, they will be tried, but they will be alive. The rest of them will become dog food," the general added in his conversation on March 9.

Vitaliy Kim, Mykolaiv's governor, said they are expecting another assault soon. The 40-year-old feels Russians will storm the city and attempt to capture the Varvarivskyi bridge in the hopes of having a clear path towards Odesa, the port that provides supplies to Ukraine. "Mykolaiv wants the world to know that we are a very nice city with very nice people. And when the war finishes, we want tourists — not the Russian type with guns — but people from around the world to come here. We want to show them that we are a proud city and that is the reason we will never let the enemy in here," he told The Times.

Kim revealed that 28 Russians surrendered on Tuesday. "They are hungry, dirty, cold. They plead for food and water. We'll need help and buses to get them out of here. They are being sent under police escort to Kyiv, Vinnytsia, and other cities. Many of them are 19-year-olds or 20-year-olds who don't understand what is happening around them. They are simply being sent here as meat to the grinder. My message to their parents in Russia is to take their children out of here. We don't need them."

"Odesa can sleep calmly because we will not allow the Russians through. We ask Odesa to send us the supplies to enable us to keep fighting. We are not going to give up our city. If they manage to enter, they will be attacked from every direction. We have a grid system of streets with many high buildings and it will be easy to use Molotov cocktails from the roofs. They will be burnt," the governor reassured.

"With each passing day, the morale and psychological resilience of Ukrainians and this city is only growing. I have worked with Ukrainian intelligence agencies and I can tell you that morale and resilience of the Russian armed forces is plunging with every blow our forces strike against them. We will increase our strikes to such an extent that all they will think about is running away as fast as they can," said Colonel Roman Kostenko.

While Russian troops have been forced to retreat in Mykolaiv, other parts of Ukraine are still being attacked, including a maternity hospital in Mariupol. Civilians are constantly trying to flee from the country while the cities are being demolished.