The court overturned decisions on compensation for two victims of the cable car collapse in Nalchik.

A cassation court, acting on a motion by the Prosecutor of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, overturned decisions on compensation for two victims of the cable car collapse in Nalchik, citing violations of substantive and procedural law. The cases have been remanded for a new trial.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot", on August 8, 2025, 12 people were injured in the collapse of the cable car in Nalchik, one of them sustained serious injuries. All the victims were tourists, the head of the republic reported. By the morning of August 9, four people remained in the hospital; one patient underwent surgery, and another is planned. The Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case under the article on the provision of unsafe services resulting in grievous bodily harm. In September, the Nalchik City Court upheld the prosecutor's office's claim and ordered the cable car owner to pay three victims more than 3 million rubles, but the republic's Supreme Court halved the amount.

On April 23, the Fifth Cassation Court, at the request of the Prosecutor of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, overturned the decisions on compensation to Nadezhda Pokrovskaya and Dmitry Matviyenko, victims of the cable car collapse in Nalchik, and returned the cases for a new trial.  

A total of 23 people were on the cable car at the time of the accident. Of these, 6 people received injuries of varying severity, including Nadezhda Pokrovskaya and Dmitry Matviyenko. Subsequently, all the victims filed claims for compensation to the Nalchik City Court harm to health.

According to the decision of the Nalchik City Court, Natalya Pokrovskaya was riding on a cable car with her husband and minor son. As a result of the accident, she suffered a fractured spine. She was hospitalized, underwent surgery, and underwent long-term treatment, according to the lawsuit materials.

A court in Nalchik ordered her to pay compensation of 1.5 million rubles.

The court awarded Dmitry Matvienko, who received bruises to the soft tissues of the chest and lumbar spine, 1.2 million rubles in compensation.

The court granted compensation to another victim, Irina Saltovskaya, in the amount of 1.2 million rubles. 2 million rubles, the teenagers - a boy who suffered a shoulder injury - were awarded 150 thousand rubles, and a girl who was hanging from a tree - 375 thousand rubles.

The owner of the cable car, Zhemchuzhina OJSC, appealed the court's decisions. The Supreme Court of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic reduced the amounts of the awarded compensation by exactly half.

The cassation court, at the request of the Prosecutor of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, overturned two decisions, citing violations of substantive and procedural law.

Determining the amount of compensation, including for moral suffering, remains at the discretion of the court. When considering the case of the collapse of the cable car in Nalchik, the court took into account the costs of the road owner, including tickets and mobile phones, the lawyer indicated earlier.