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.
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).