Rapper Timati intervened in a dispute with the Wildberries market. On July 29, the musician posted a joint video with Vladislav Bakalchuk on his Instagram account (the owner of the Meta company is recognized as an extremist in Russia and is banned).
In the video, Timati described the situation in the market as a “raider takeover”, and also stated that foreigners “entered someone else’s family” and “under the guise of a relationship and divorce proceedings” tried to “squeeze” Bakalchuk’s business.
“I have heard the whole story, I support Vladislav and also want to appeal to third parties involved in the capture of the raiders. Dear friends, I strongly advise you to come to your senses as soon as possible and return your wife to the family,” he said.
How did the situation develop?
June 18 Wildberries and Russian outdoor advertising operator Russ Group It was announced to come together to jointly create a cutting-edge digital trading platform. Source “Kommersant” reportedIt was stated that the CEO of the future combined group will be Tatyana Bakalchuk, president and owner of Wildberries, and Robert Mirzoyan, president of Russ, will be the chief executive officer.
According to another interlocutor of the publication on the e-commerce market, this was unlikely to be a market transaction. However, as a Kommersant source noted, Russ “has strong administrative resources that could be important for Wildberries in the context of implementing relevant legislation on the markets.”
Tatyana Bakalchuk commented The entrepreneur confirmed that he will personally manage the merged company and also noted that the deal will not affect the work of Wildberries.
July 12 Vedomosti WroteJoint venture of Wildberries and Russ Group LLC “RVB” (65% of this legal entity is owned by Wildberries LLC (the main legal entity of the market), the remaining 35% is owned by Stinn LLC (one of the main legal entities of the Russ Group of Companies)) became the sole owner of 15 legal entities that were previously 100% owned by Wildberries LLC. July 20 Bakulçuk statedHe added that changes have been made to the new combined structure, “all cool and cool.”
However, on July 23, the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said on his Telegram channel after a meeting with businessman Vladislav Bakalchuk that an “open and impudent raider takeover” had taken place in Wildberries. According to Kadyrov, Bakalchuk, whom the Chechen leader has known for 10 years, told him about this.
“As it turned out, since March of this year, the Bakalchuk family has had serious problems both within the family and with the established family business. The raiders protected Vladislav Sergeevich’s wife Tatyana from her husband and seven children. The spouses have no opportunity to see each other and communicate, at least to discuss what is happening,” Kadyrov wrote.
The head of Chechnya accused the Russ Outdoor company and some individuals of “raider takeover” of the market. According to the official, these include brothers Levan and Robert Mirzoyan and “several well-known Caucasians.” Kadyrov also stressed that he could not remain aloof from “a large-scale fraud on a national scale” and promised to do everything possible “to return Tatyana Vladimirovna to the family and preserve the legitimate business.”
What does divorce have to do with it?
Bakalcuk is refuted The information includes the following statements: “This is not a raider takeover. This is a scam.” The businesswoman also said that an agreement was reached with Vladislav Bakalchuk on the merger of Wildberries and Russ Group, and that he was personally present at the presentation to the top management of the new structure.
After that, the entrepreneur published a video in which she said that she was doing well, that she was “alive and healthy.” Bakalchuk also said that Vladislav had a 1% stake in Wildberries and showed a document confirming this. According to the businesswoman, her husband does not participate in the management of the company.
“Recently, my team and I decided that we needed to transform in order to maintain growth rates, evolve and create new interesting stories for our partners and customers.
The agreement was fully approved and supported, there is no need to save me from anyone,” Bakalçuk said.
She explained that she does not know why her husband “misled people”, who and for what purpose came up with his story “with an incomprehensible raid.” According to the entrepreneur, she and Vladislav have family problems, and she very much regrets that she decided to tell them to the public.
Vladislav Bakulchuk requested“Before the appearance of the Mirzoyans,” he and Tatyana had a good, harmonious family relationship:
“We didn’t immediately understand what was happening, what Russ wanted and why, I remember this time as if it was in a fog.”
In an interview with RBC Bakalchuk statedTatyana “left home” on April 1. She allegedly saw her husband communicating with Levan and Robert Mirzoyan at that time. According to Bakalchuk, after that she guessed that the Mirzoyans had “bad intentions.” And this was seen not only by her, but by many others.
“He seems to have left home, he only contacts the children once a week. He has not contacted me at all since July 1,” the entrepreneur said.
Vladislav also said he was not against the merger deal but wanted it to be transparent. Bakalchuk claimed that there were three meetings to discuss his circumstances, but that communication with him was then cut off.
“We understood that if I did not accept, they would do everything without me. Then I learned everything after the fact,” said the entrepreneur.
According to Vladislav, Tatyana Bakalchuk also “blocked” his work at Wildberries, where he oversaw the financial and operational management unit. The businessman believes that this decision was made by Levan Mirzoyan, who “subdued Tatyana and manipulated her.”
Bakalchuk also said that dozens of people from the top management of Wildberries were fired. The entrepreneur emphasized that those who were disloyal were replaced immediately.
Tatyana Bakalchuk denied this information the next day. She stated RKB said that the team that built the WB brand with her “remained with the same or expanded functionality.” She also reiterated that the deal was made because “the time has come for transformation.” The businesswoman emphasized that the opportunities offered by Russ make it possible to create a completely new world-class high-tech Russian business.
The businesswoman did not comment on the divorce from her husband, noting that she wanted the details of the divorce process to be kept to herself.
July 25 Vladislav Bakalchuk It has been said The Telegram channel “SHOT Check”, where the wife has not yet officially filed for divorce. According to him, the founder of WB is waiting for the completion of the process of merging Wildberries with Russ company. This could supposedly help her in dividing property with her husband.
Bakalchuk also said that he is with the “abandoned” children in Turkey. He still hopes to save his family and plans to claim half of the family business. The entrepreneur also said in an interview with RBC that he does not want to resolve this issue through the courts. He believes that he and Tatyana can reach an agreement.