Russian granny kills wolf with her hands and an axe

A grandmother from Russia killed a wolf that attacked her with her hands and an axe.

56-year-old Aishat Maksudova, from Novo Biryuzyak village in the Dagestan region in Russia, was herding cows and sheep when a wolf attacked one of her calves.

Upon hearing the cry of her animal she rushed over to free the calf from the wolf's clutches, and the wolf turned its attention to her.

The wolf attacked Mrs Maksudova and bit her on the left arm and along the left hand side of her body, but she fought back with her fists and an axe.

Mrs Maksudova said she was "not frightened" when she was attacked, as she had an axe in her hand:

Mrs Maksudova said she would have preferred to punch the animal to death, but was unable to as the wolf grabbed on to her legs and would not let go. She said: