Court orders Russia to pay door factory US$3.6m for destroying business in Chernihiv Oblast

Chernihiv Oblast Commercial Court has ordered Russia to pay UAH 161.31 million (about US$3.54 million) in damages to Korfad LLC due to the destruction or significant damage of its production buildings in the city of Koriukivka.

Source: the court ruling

Details: On 25 November 2025, during a large-scale Russian drone attack on Chernihiv Oblast, Russian drones struck an interior door manufacturing plant in Koriukivka.

According to an assessment by Expert Consulting Firm Desna-Expert LLC, the company sustained UAH 161.31 million (US$3.59 million) in damage after its buildings were struck directly by drones or hit by drone debris. Most of the buildings are now unusable. Specifically:

• UAH 143.84 million (US$3.16 million) – damage to a production building spanning 12,815 sq m on Zavodska Street
• UAH 5.81 million (US$127,610) – damage to a carpentry and turning shop spanning 481 sq m on Sadova Street
• UAH 6.44 million (US$141,445) – damage to a logistics warehouse spanning 532 sq m on Sadova Street
• UAH 5.2 million (US$114,790) – damage to a maintenance station spanning 465 sq m at 4 Sadova Street.

The court upheld the claims and ordered the full amount to be recovered from Russia, represented by the Russian Prosecutor General's Office, along with UAH 225,000 (US$5,000) in expenses for the technical inspection of the buildings and UAH 162,500 (US$3,600) for the independent damage assessment.

The founders of Korfad LLC (Koriukivka Door Factory) are Oleksandr Mysnyk, who also heads the company, Mykola Mysnyk, and Lidiia Mysnyk.

The Korfad website says the company produces panelled and flush interior doors and mouldings, using Italian Sincropan protective and decorative coatings. Its production facilities occupy an area of 15,000 sq m.

Background: Odesa Oblast Commercial Court has ordered Russia to pay UAH 291.59 million (US$6.49 million) in damages to Expansion Retail PrJSC after a missile strike destroyed the Fozzy shopping centre in Odesa.

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