According to the modern Russian Criminal Code, only intentional killing of another human is considered as a murder (Russian убийство transliteration ubiystvo). The following types of murder are defined:
There are some other articles of criminal code, that provide special punishment for crimes connected with intentional kills:
- punished with a sentence between 15 and 20 years, or life.
- punished with a sentence between 12 and 20 years or life sentence.
Separately considered actions that cause unpremeditated death of another person:
Assault that has no purpose to kill, but causes a death of victim, formally is not considered as a murder, but punishment for it almost not distinguished from common murder (art. 111 part 4 provides punishment with a sentence between 5 and 15 years, so only lower limit of punishment slightly easier).
Article 110 of the criminal code also provides punishment for driving a person to suicide (by blackmail, threats or cruelty).
According to the modern Russian Criminal Code, only intentional killing of another human is considered as a murder (Russian убийство transliteration ubiystvo). The following types of murder are defined:
There are some other articles of criminal code, that provide special punishment for crimes connected with intentional kills:
- punished with a sentence between 15 and 20 years, or life.
- punished with a sentence between 12 and 20 years or life sentence.
Separately considered actions that cause unpremeditated death of another person:
Assault that has no purpose to kill, but causes a death of victim, formally is not considered as a murder, but punishment for it almost not distinguished from common murder (art. 111 part 4 provides punishment with a sentence between 5 and 15 years, so only lower limit of punishment slightly easier).
Article 110 of the criminal code also provides punishment for driving a person to suicide (by blackmail, threats or cruelty).