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Special Part
Section XII. Crimes Against the Peace and Security of Mankind
Chapter 34. Crimes Against the Peace and Security Mankind
Article 356. Use of Banned Means and Methods of Warfare
1. Cruel treatment of prisoners of war or civilians, deportation of civilian populations, plunder of national property in occupied territories, and use in a military conflict of means and methods of warfare, banned by an international treaty of the Russian Federation
Article 8
War crimes
2. For the purpose of this Statute, "war crimes" means:
(a) Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, namely, any of the following acts against persons or property protected under the provisions of the relevant Geneva Convention:
(iii) Wilfully causing great suffering, or serious injury to body or health