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Court judgmentUnpaid

Syu Zhnyva v. Gazprom group

War-damage claims in the Ukrainian courts

Headline amount
€85M≈$95.1M · Judgment amount
Respondent
RussiaState-owned entity
Awarded
Aug 27, 2024
Status
UnpaidNothing collected

Latest development Jan 2026

Further attachments were lifted in the Netherlands.

The award

Amount awarded
About UAH 3.8 billion (about €85M)
Award holder
Syu Zhnyva (with a separate judgment for Slavutych-Invest)
Respondent
Gazprom group companies (pursued as Russia’s alter ego)
Forum
Ukrainian commercial courts (Zaporizhzhia)

Challenges

Not applicable (a domestic Ukrainian judgment).

Enforcement

Netherlands: the Hague Court of Appeal refused exequatur on June 5, 2025 (immunity, Hague Judgments Convention). The Slavutych-Invest attachment of Gazprom’s Wintershall Noordzee shares was upheld on August 15, 2024. Other attachments were lifted in July 2025 and January 2026.

Recovered to date

None reported

Notes

A court judgment, not an arbitral award.