Putin pardons Russian bloodthirsty cannibal killers after taking fight to Ukraine

Ogolobyak was sentenced to 20 years in a high-security penal colony in 2010 for the killings in the Yaroslavl region, north-east of Moscow.

He had served 13 years of his 20-year prison sentence before being released and has spent six months fighting in Russia's 'Storm Z' unit for convicts.

As part of the cult, Ogolobyak dismembered teenagers in a string of ritual murders before eating their hearts in 2008.

Ogolobyak was the only adult at the time of the trial and received a 20-year sentence. He was due to be released in 2030, prior to his pardoning.

Gorin killed his first victim in 2002, slicing off the ears and pieces of flesh from the body which he later ate after stabbing them 50 times.

He was sentenced to ten years in jail and released early for "good behaviour".

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Gorin then killed a man named Alexander, 36, in November 2010, for which he was finally convicted in 2017 after the body was found.

He admitted to stripping the corpses and cutting off flesh and eating it, before dumping the remains in a river.

Russian officials also heard how he kept human meat in his fridge and cooked it later, the court heard.

Gorin was pictured smirking recovering from war wounds after receiving his pardon from Putin. after fighting in Ukraine.

Government statistics and rights groups suggest that Russia has freed up to 100,000 inmates and sent them to fight in Ukraine since launching its offensive in February last year.

It is believed least 17 convicted murderers have been freed by Vladimir Putin.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said: “At this stage, the Russian army has made prisoners the main source of replenishment of losses on the battlefield,”

There have been numerous reports of pardoned murderers killing again after returning to Russia from the war’s frontlines.