The computer components store "Dark Project" accused the now-bankrupt company "KRI" and its CEO Yulia Shkileva.
Igromir Expo in 2019
Yesterday, on August 12, the store published an article on its VKontakte social network page claiming that after the cancellation of "Igromir" in 2021, the exhibition organizers did not return the money paid for participation to the store and other partners.
According to "Dark Project," they lost over 3 million rubles due to the incident. In November 2021, the store sent a claim to "KRI" demanding compensation for the incurred losses, but it was rejected, leading to a court case. Later, "KRI" offered to settle the conflict amicably and agreed to return the money, but according to the publication, the money was never paid.
"Dark Project" also reports that "KRI" still owes money to companies such as "Tornado," XL Media, "Eksmo," LLC "Fast Trading Group," and JSC "Softline." Additionally, refunds were not provided to "thousands" of individuals who bought tickets for the canceled exhibition.
"Dark Project" asserts that the organizers of "Igromir" understood from the beginning that the exhibition might not happen. That summer, Moscow was tightening COVID-19 restrictions, and a few months before the planned start of "Igromir," there were rumors that Rospotrebnadzor was preparing to ban large events. Nevertheless, "KRI" reportedly decided to attempt to hold the event regardless, "and if anything, blame Rospotrebnadzor." Therefore, according to "Dark Project," Shkileva reassured skeptical partners until the last moment that the exhibition would not be canceled or postponed.
At the end of the article, "Dark Project" stated that they decided to share their story after the "Igromir" team announced a new gaming exhibition, "RED EXPO," despite still not settling their debts.