On June 17, the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region fully granted the claim filed by the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation seeking to recover 100% of the shares in DME Holding LLC — the company that owns the key assets of Domodedovo International Airport — in favor of the state, reports Baltimore Chronicle citing The Moscow Times.
The lawsuit, submitted in January, involved 30 entities within the Domodedovo Group, as well as its principal owners — Dmitry Kamenshchik and Valery Kogan. The prosecution demanded the invalidation of transactions related to the redomiciliation of several legal entities within the group’s corporate structure, alongside the full transfer of their shares to state ownership.
According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, Kamenshchik and Kogan — residents of foreign countries — maintained control over a strategically important infrastructure object in Russia and illegally funneled profits abroad.
During the first hearing in February, the court accepted a motion from the prosecution to move the proceedings behind closed doors. Prosecutors explained that the case files contained sensitive information about the airport’s anti-terrorism security systems, as well as financial intelligence regarding how foreign residents moved capital out of Russia.
Representatives of Domodedovo objected to the closed nature of the proceedings, describing the prosecutors’ arguments as “baseless” and insisting on an open trial.
Domodedovo International Airport is one of the largest air hubs in Russia. It serves both domestic flights — hosting airlines such as S7 Airlines, Ural Airlines, and Red Wings — and international routes, in cooperation with foreign carriers including Emirates, Air Arabia, and Egypt Air.
In 2024, passenger traffic at Domodedovo fell by 23%, totaling 15.6 million travelers. From January to April 2025, the airport’s traffic declined by another 9%, reaching 4.2 million passengers.
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