Kyiv International Airport has won a new lawsuit against Russia: the case involves 9 billion hryvnia
4 June 02:24
The Kyiv Commercial Court has ordered the Russian Federation to pay 9.02 billion hryvnias in lost profits to Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) LLC. This refers to a new amount of compensation that the airport demanded after continuing to suffer losses due to the full-scale war. This is stated in the court’s decision, according to "Komersant Ukrainian"
The court issued the relevant ruling in Case No. 910/10391/25 on February 26, 2026, and the full text was signed on May 29, 2026.
Previously, in April 2025, the court had already ruled in favor of Master-Avia, a company affiliated with the airport, and ordered the Russian Federation to pay 5.77 billion hryvnia in damages. Now the airport has filed a new lawsuit with the court, as the total amount of lost profits has risen to 14.55 billion UAH, leaving a difference of 9.02 billion UAH to be recovered.
What decision did the court make
The Kyiv Commercial Court granted Kyiv Airport’s claims for compensation for the new portion of lost profits. The court ordered Russia to pay 9.02 billion UAH in lost profits, as well as 847,840 UAH in court fees to the Ukrainian state budget.
This is not the first ruling by a Ukrainian court in the case regarding damages caused to the airport due to Russian aggression. A previous award of 5.77 billion UAH was issued back in 2025, but the airport’s losses did not stop there.
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Why the amount increased
In 2024, Kyiv International Airport LLC filed a lawsuit against the Russian Federation seeking compensation for property damage. After that, the airport continued to suffer losses, and the amount of lost profits increased to 14.55 billion UAH. Taking into account the 5.77 billion UAH already recovered, the airport requested compensation for the remainder—9.02 billion UAH.
In effect, the new lawsuit is a continuation of the previous case and reflects the further accumulation of financial losses due to the airport’s inability to operate fully under wartime conditions.
How the court justified Russia’s liability
In its ruling, the court specifically emphasized that Russia’s full-scale invasion constitutes an act of armed aggression against Ukraine, and that Russia’s actions are unlawful under both national and international law.
The court also noted that Russia cannot invoke judicial immunity to avoid liability for the damages caused.
In addition, the court cited the previous decision in Case No. 910/10437/24 as res judicata, meaning that the facts of that case do not require further proof.
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