Legal Opinion
Zorya Research and Production Enterprises v. Russian Federation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 13, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-3543Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ZORYA RESEARCH AND PRODUCTION ENTERPRISES, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 25-3543 (TJK) v. THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Zorya Research and Production Enterprises owned a factory in eastern Ukraine that made explosives and chemicals. Zorya alleges that after the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine in 2022, Russian forces came to occupy the factory, destroying most of its facilities and bankrupting Zorya. Zorya sued the Russian Federation for damages in Ukrainian court, winning over $275 million. Zorya then sued the…
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