Russian officers need to understand the internatl law: The parties to the conflict must at all times distinguish between civilian objects and military objectives. Attacks may only be directed against military objectives. Attacks must not be directed against civilian objects.
Each party to the conflict must take all feasible precautions in the choice of means and methods of warfare with a view to avoiding, and in any event to minimizing, incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians and damage to civilian objects.
specific war crimes include: Making civilian objects the object of attack;
Extensive or wanton destruction of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly;
Extensive or wanton destruction of property, not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly;
Launching an attack in the knowledge that such attack will cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians or damage to civilian objects which would be clearly excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated;
these principles and more from a helpful analysis: justsecurity.org/32577/evaluati…
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