Article 427. Surrender or abandoning of means of war to an enemy

Surrender of military forces to the enemy by a commander, to whom they were entrusted, and also abandoning of fortifications, military or special enginery or any other means of war to the enemy not justified by the battle conditions, where it was done with no intent to aid the enemy, -

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to ten years.

Article 428. Abandoning of a perishing ship of war

1. Abandoning of a perishing ship of war by a commander who has not fully discharged his/her duties or by a member of the crew without the commander's appropriate order, -

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to eight years.

2. The same act committed in state of martial law or in a battle, -

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of seven to ten years.

Article 429. Unauthorized leaving of a battlefield or refusal to use weapons

Unauthorized leaving of a battlefield during a battle or refusal to use weapons in a battle, -

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of five to ten years.

Article 430. Voluntary rendering oneself prisoner of war

Voluntarily rendering oneself prisoner of war due to cowardice and pusillanimity, -

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of seven to ten years.

Article 431. Criminal actions of a prisoner of war

1. Voluntarily participation of a prisoner of war in any works of military importance or any other activities that may detrimental to Ukraine or its allies, where it involves no elements of high treason, -

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to seven years.

2. Violence or cruelty of a senior prisoner of war in respect of other prisoners of war, -

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of five to ten years.

3. Actions taken by prisoner of war to the detriment of other prisoners of war for selfish motives or to win indulgent treatment of the enemy, -

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term up to three years.

Article 432. Marauding

Stealing things of the killed or wounded persons at a battlefield (marauding), -

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to ten years.

Article 433. Violence against population in an operational zone

1. Violence, unlawful destruction or taking of property under the pretext of military necessity, which were committed in respect of population in an operational zone, -

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of three to eight years.

2. Brigandism committed in respect of local population in an operational zone, -

shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of seven to ten years.

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