The Russian Federation’s Regulations on the Application of IHL (2001) states in its chapter on the behaviour of forces in occupied territory: “Any destruction of property belonging … to the state or to the public authorities is prohibited, except where such destruction is rendered necessary by military operations.” 

The Russian Federation’s Regulations on the Application of IHL (2001) states in its chapter on the behaviour of forces in occupied territory: “Any destruction of property belonging … to the state or to the public authorities is prohibited, except where such destruction is rendered necessary by military operations.” 

The Russian Federation’s Regulations on the Application of IHL (2001) states in its chapter on the behaviour of forces in occupied territory: “Any destruction of property belonging individually or collectively to private persons … is prohibited, except where such destruction is rendered necessary by military operations.” 

In 1995, during a debate in the UN Security Council concerning the situation in the former Yugoslavia, the Russian Federation declared: “The continuing large-scale violations of the rights of the Serbian population in the former Sectors West, North and South – including burnings … of homes … – are causing serious concern.”