Murder in Russian law

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:
 * Murder per se (article 105 of Criminal Code):
 * common corpus delicti (with no aggravating circumstances listed below).  Punished with a sentence between 6 and 15 years
 * qualified corpus delicti. Punished with a sentence between 8 and 20 years, life sentence, or death penalty. Aggravating circumstances:
 * a) against two or more people;
 * b) against person on public duty or their relatives;
 * c) killing of hostage, kidnapped or helpless person;
 * d) killing of pregnant;
 * e) committed in a cruel way;
 * f) committed in a socially dangerous way;
 * g) motivated by a blood feud (vendetta);
 * h) committed by a group of persons, a group of persons under a preliminary conspiracy, or an organized group;
 * i) for a profit, including contract killing, or connected with a robbery, extort or banditry;
 * j) with a rowdy motive;
 * k) to cover or secure another crime,
 * l) connected with a rape or sexual assault;
 * m) hate crime;
 * n) with the aim to use organs or tissues of victim.


 * Privileged types of murder:
 * Of newborn child by mother (article 106 of Criminal  Code), punished with a sentence  up to 5 years.
 * In effect state (art. 107), up to 3 years (up to 5 years for multiple killing).
 * Exceeding reasonable level of self-defense (art. 108), up to 2 years.

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.
 * seizure of hostages;
 * terrorism;
 * sabotage;
 * genocide;
 * encroachment on person on public or government duty;
 * encroachment on law officer or soldier;
 * encroachment on person administering justice or engaged in a preliminary investigation.

Separately considered actions that cause unpremeditated death of another person:
 * accident killing (art. 108, punished with a limitation of freedom or imprisonment  up to 5 years -  depends on circumstances);
 * death in a traffic accident (art. 263-264, punished with an imprisonment up to 9 years if aggravating circumstances such as  alcohol or drugs intoxication or multiply victims exist, also provided  disqualification from driving)

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).