Scary: view of those killed in Ukraine

A dead man is seen lying with his hands folded as if he were praying.

He dropped bombs on the Russians when they caught him, says a worker at the morgue, AFP.

They tied his hands and executed him.

Snow is continually falling on bodies wrapped in gray plastic bags in the courtyard of the morgue's legal institution.

Inside, troops are placed on the floor in ruined rooms because of a lack of space.

The common smell of death is mixed with a disinfectant. Doctors perform autopsys under questionable sanitation.

The naked bodies are stationed near the refrigerator, where the victims of the Ocakova bombings were gathered nearby a few days ago.

Vladimir, a morgue worker, smokes after cigarettes.

I've never seen anything like it. We thought traffic accidents were the worst thing that could have happened to us here,” he said shaking his head.

There are about 30 bodies on the ground. Two men in uniform, were placed on each other. Looks like there's civilians.

“They are very young, younger than my grandson, says Vladimir.

There's a Russian soldier in the back of the room. “We keep split”.

The worker gently removed the chain from the victim's neck to help identify him

Mykolaiv and surrounding cities have suffered fierce fighting, but Ukrainians are resisting and have recently regained control of the local airport.