GENERAL PART

Chapter III. CRIMINAL OFFENSE, ITS TYPES AND STAGES

Article 12. Classification of criminal offenses

5. A special grave offense shall mean an offense punishable by more than ten years of imprisonment or a life sentence.

GENERAL PART

Chapter X. PUNISHMENT AND ITS TYPES

Article 64. Life imprisonment

1. The punishment of life imprisonment is imposed for special grave offenses and shall apply only in cases specifically provided for by this Code, where a court does not find it possible to impose imprisonment for a determinate term.

2. Life imprisonment shall not be imposed on persons who committed offenses under 18 years of age and to persons over 65 years of age, and women who were pregnant at the time of offense or at the time of sentencing.

GENERAL PART

Chapter XVIII. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST JUSTICE

Article 379. Trespass against life of a judge, assessor or juror in connection with their activity related to the administration of justice

Murder or attempted murder of a judge, assessor, juror or their close relatives, in connection with their activity related to the administration of justice, -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of eight to fifteen years, or life imprisonment.

GENERAL PART

Chapter XX. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST PEACE, SECURITY OF MANKIND AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ORDER

Article 438. Violation of rules of the warfare

1. Cruel treatment of prisoners of war or civilians, deportation of civilian population for forced labor, pillage of national treasures on occupied territories, use of methods of the warfare prohibited by international instruments, or any other violations of rules of the warfare recognized by international instruments consented to by binding by the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine, and also giving an order to commit any such actions, -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of eight to twelve years.

2. The same acts accompanied with an intended murder, -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of ten to fifteen years, or life imprisonment.

GENERAL PART

Chapter XX. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AGAINST PEACE, SECURITY OF MANKIND AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ORDER

Article 442. Genocide

1. Genocide, that is a willfully committed act for the purpose of total or partial destruction of any national, ethnic, racial, or religious group by extermination of members of any such group or inflicting grave bodily injuries on them, creation of life conditions aimed at total or partial physical destruction of the group, decrease or prevention of childbearing in the group, or forceful transferring of children from one group to another, -
shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of ten to fifteen years, or life imprisonment.

2. Public calls to genocide, and also making any materials with calls to genocide for the purpose of distribution, or distribution of such materials, -
shall be punishable