Napoleon-obsessed Russian prof who beheaded student lover, 24, begs to ‘atone in blood’ for crime by fighting in Ukraine

A NAPOLEON-obsessed Russian prof who beheaded his pupil person has begged to “atone successful blood” for his transgression by warring successful Ukraine.

Oleg Sokolov, 68, a subject historiographer and acclaimed Napoleon expert, shot and butchered Anastasia Yeschenko, 24, successful 2019.

He confessed to the crime aft helium was dragged from the freezing Moika River, St Petersburg, carrying 2 severed arms successful a backpack.

The brute had been caught connected CCTV dumping his dormant lover's dismembered assemblage parts successful the water.

Oleg was jailed for twelve-and-a-half years, but present wants to articulation a programme that grants state to killers, rapists and different superior criminals successful speech for warring connected the beforehand line.

He is presently the librarian successful his high-security Russian jailhouse and teaches different inmates history, but would alternatively articulation Putin's meat-grinder.

Oleg's lawyer Alexander Pochuev, said: “He is asking to beryllium fixed the close to atone with humor for the transgression successful which helium admitted guilt.

“He believes that, contempt his age, helium is susceptible of benefiting our state and the army.

“We volition proceed to combat for his sending to the [war].”

So acold his pleas person been denied - but helium whitethorn called up on with the different dregs arsenic Russia tries to boost unit numbers.

The murderous historiographer met his unfortunate portion teaching astatine St Petersburg State University, wherever Anastasia was a PhD student.

The brace began a narration and spent their clip dressing up for Napoleon re-enactments.

During 1 of Oleg's cognac parties, helium changeable Annastasia 4 times with a firearm - with a head-shot sidesplitting her instantly.

The prof claimed it was accidental, yet helium stashed her corpse nether a furniture successful the spare country and carried connected entertaining his guests successful his luxury pad.

According to grounds successful the trial, Sokolov said helium suspected Annastasia of cheating connected him, and became convulsive erstwhile she told him she intended to spell to a friend’s day party.

He besides claimed she had enraged him by “insulting” his daughters signifier a erstwhile partner.

When the enactment was over, helium sliced up the assemblage and tried to dispose of it successful the Moika River portion inactive drunk.

Footage from 4am shows the respected world offloading severed legs and different assemblage parts into the water.

He past slipped into the water, and was recovered floundering by a passing cyclist who hauled him retired and alerted police.

It was past the 2 arms, sawed disconnected astatine the shoulders, were discovered successful his backpack - and the severed caput was aboriginal recovered successful an Ikea container successful his apartment.

The remainder of the grisly remains were aboriginal dredged from the stream bed.

Oleg was recovered blameworthy of deliberate execution successful December 2020 and sentenced to 12 and a fractional years successful prison.