Moscow Court Orders 2.7M Rubles for Illegal Tree Cutting in Crimea
A Moscow court ordered two residents to pay 2.7 million rubles for illegally cutting down 25 trees in Yalta, Crimea, in October 2025. The court upheld the city's claim for restoration costs.
Consensus
- Two Moscow residents were ordered to pay 2.7 million rubles by the Kuntsevsky District Court of Moscow.
- The payment was for illegally cutting down 25 trees on a land plot in Yalta, Crimea.
- The trees removed included 18 acacias, six ashes, and one oak.
- The violation was discovered during an inspection in October 2025 by a municipal control inspector from Yalta's administration.
- The city of Yalta filed a civil lawsuit seeking restoration costs.
- The court fully satisfied the claim for the restoration cost of 2,742,035 rubles.
- The defendants did not have proper permits to cut down the trees.
Points of divergence
- The court previously sentenced a man named Vradis to one year of conditional imprisonment for illegally cutting down 12 spruces in Ruzha, causing 58,000 rubles in damage. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Court ordered Moscow residents to pay nearly three million rubles for cutting down trees in Crimea — Вечерняя Москва
- Court ordered Moscow residents to pay nearly 3 million rubles for cutting down trees in Crimea — Вести