Moscow car rental agency sues Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation and independent TV station ‘Dozhd’ for 1 billion rubles

The company “Fly Auto,” which rents and leases cars, has filed a 1-billion-ruble ($15.2-million) lawsuit against Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation, naming the independent television station Dozhd as a third party in the case. The lawsuit was filed with the Moscow Arbitration Court on September 5, and the court’s website currently specifies only the damages in the claim, not the nature of the complaint.

According to the news agency RIA Novosti, the lawsuit relates to opposition protests in Moscow on July 27, August 3, and August 10. “The plaintiff claims that its losses were the direct result of the defendant’s unlawful activities,” the news agency reported.

Following a series of unpermitted rallies in central Moscow this summer, the city’s subway system, “Mosgortrans,” a taxi service, and the “Armenia” cafe have filed multiple lawsuits against protest organizers for more than 14 million rubles (more than $212,000) in damages. The plaintiffs maintain that they suffered revenue losses due to the opposition's unpermitted demonstrations.

Who’s already suing Moscow's oppositionists — and why?

🚎 Mosgortrans

• Which protest? July 27
• Claim: 36 delayed bus routes
• Damages: 1,218,591.58 rubles (about $18,415)

👷 “Avtomobilnye Dorogi”

• Which protest? July 27
• Claim: Trucks to block roads, street cleaning after the demonstrations, and infrastructural damage
• Damages: 11,468,000 rubles (about $173,280)

🍽️ “Armenia” Cafe

• Which protest? July 27
• Claim: Lost profits due to forced shutdown and canceled banquet
• Damages: 551,847.40 rubles (about $8,340)

🚕 “M.Taxi”

• Which protests? July 27, August 3, and August 10
• Claim: Work downtime caused by traffic delays
• Damages: 787,314 rubles (about $11,900)

🚇 Moscow Subway System

• Which protests? July 27
• Claim: Seven supervisors needed to be called into work on their day off
• Damages: 53,642.20 rubles (about $810)

Total damages: 14,079,393 rubles and 18 kopecks (about $212,740)

Defendants:

• Georgy Alburov, Yulia Galyamina, Ivan Zhdanov, Vladimir Milov, Alexey Navalny, Lyubov SObol, Alexander Solovyov, Oleg Stepanov, and Ilya Yashin