Bitter berry

The lesions of the defeats of Vladislav Bakalchuk in the struggle for Wildberries

Until the summer of 2024, Vladislav Bakalchuk remained in the shadow of his wife - the head of Wildberries and the richest woman in Russia Tatyana (in the girlishness of Kim). After the publication of the video, Ramzan Kadyrov, in which the head of Chechnya promised to help Bakalchuk “return his wife” and “protect the business” was spoke about him. The reason was the Tatyana Kim, initiated by the merger of Wildberries with the Russian Outdoor, with which her husband did not agree.

The culmination of the conflict was a shootout between the Bakalchuk support group and the Wildberries office in the center of Moscow, which killed two people. Kim called the incident an attempt by a raider seizure. After that, Bakalchuk was detained, but soon released. It seemed that with the support of such an influential ally as Kadyrov, he could turn the situation. However, over time, it became clear: Bakalchuk was defeated - both in the struggle for the company and in personal conflict. In early May, the post of Bakalchuk in Telegram decided to check for the “discrediting of the Russian army”. New Europe tells how the story with Wildberries ended for the entrepreneur and what reputational, financial and personal losses he suffered.

Who is mr. Bakalchuk?

Bakalchuk was born in Lyubertsy near Moscow, graduated from the Moscow Energy Institute with a degree in Radiophysics.

In the late 1990s, he took up business, starting with sales of computer equipment, in 2002, together with Alexei Fadeev, the Utech Internet provider founded. In 2007, the company was sold for $ 7.5 million.

Since the beginning of the 2000s, he was married to Tatyana Kim. The couple has seven children.

In 2004, the family founded the Wildberries online store. The first site for the future project was developed by the UT Design web studio, which was part of the Utech structure.

Tatyana for a long time remained the only owner of the company, but in December 2019 Vladislav received 1% of the shares.

In the summer of 2021, the Bakalchuk spouses fell under Ukrainian sanctions due to the sale of goods in Ukraine with the image of Putin and the symbols of the Russian army. In 2024, Wildberries entered the top three of the most expensive Runet companies, losing only to Yandex. In the same year, Bakalchuk became a citizen of Kyrgyzstan.

In February 2025, after 22 years of marriage, Bakalchuki officially divorced .

The family is collapsing, friendship with Kadyrov is strong

The discord in the Bakalchuk family became known in the summer of 2024, when Non -public before that Vladislav appeared on the video with Ramzan Kadyrov and stated that his wife had left home and “contacted an incomprehensible company”, which, under the guise of a merger, “squeezes the business”.

It soon became clear that Tatyana not only decided to change the structure of the company, but also filed for divorce. With the loss of his wife, Vladislav seemed to come to terms, but with a loss of influence on the company - no. In an interview with Forbes, he said that despite only 1% of Wildberries shares, it was he who led the business, and Tatyana seemed to be “dummy”.

The culmination was the attempt by Bakalchuk and his support group to break through on the afternoon of September 18, 2024 into the Wildberries office in the Romanov Court. It ended in shooting 400 meters from the Kremlin and the death of two people. The incident almost grew into an interethnic conflict: Chechens participated in the assault, and the Ingushs protected the office.

After the events in the Romanovo Courtyard, Bakalchuk was detained , but soon released. According to representatives of the businessman, investigators of the central apparatus of the Investigative Committee did not find a crime in his actions. Prior to this, the businessman stated that he was alive and free thanks to Kadyrov. It would seem that with the support of such an influential patron, the businessman will be able to turn the situation. However, over time, it became clear: in conflict with his ex -wife, Bakalchuk was defeated.

The company merged, Bakalchuk - merged

On October 1, 2024, Tatyana Kim, on October 1, 2024, spoke about the completion of the transaction (on the merger of Wildberries and RUSS). She also expressed confidence that law enforcement agencies on her side, and emphasized that a double murder in the center of Moscow should not remain unpunished.

According to official statements , Wildberries and the largest national outdoor advertising operator RUSS Outdoor, owned by businessman Robert Mirzoyan, began the merger process to create a high -tech digital trading platform and the development of services for small and medium -sized businesses.

Transpenseri-Russia General Director Ilya Shumanov, in an interview with Novo-Europe, noted that Mirzoyan is associated with long business relations with the member of the Federation Council and the “shadow cardinal” of Dagestan Suleiman Kerimov.

“Suleiman Kerimov is associated with the head of the presidential administration Anton Vaino. They are neighbors in the country in the suburbs. And, apparently, Putin’s famous resolution that he was not against the unification of Wildberries and Russian did not do without the participation of Wino ”,

- noted Schumanov.

Read more about the conflict of interests in the struggle for control over Wildberries "New Europe" wrote here .

“Children stay with their mother. Alimony remain with dad "

In February 2025, Bakalchuk announced that his 22-year marriage with Tatyana Kim was officially divorced.

“Of course, this is a sad moment-once I was proud of our family, our relationship, the fact that we built not only business, but also life. But recent months have shown that this finale was inevitable, ”he wrote in his carts-channel, adding that, according to the official decision of the court,“ Children stay with their mother. Alimony remain with dad. "

Wildberries claim and arrest of accounts

At the end of February 2025, Wildberries filed a lawsuit against the construction company of Vladislav Bakalchuk “VB Development”. According to TASS, the amount of claims amounted to 712.9 million rubles. The united company of the RVB (which included Wildberries and RUSS) explained that we are talking about a loan that Wildberries issued "WB Development". On April 2, 2025, the court took interim measures. Which ones were not specified, but in his telegram channel Bakalchuk wrote : “Arrest of accounts-yes, this is unpleasant,” and also told Forbes that such decisions “actually destabilize the business without a solution on the merits”.

“This is a well -known method of pressure - a statement of more and more new requirements in the courts to paralyze the company's activities,” the businessman said.

Without the last percent

The decision in the case of the division of property of Bakalchuks was issued by the Savyolovsky court of Moscow on April 17. The company of FORBES reported that Kim did not have 1% belonging to him in Bakalchuk in Wildberryz LLC. Thus, it became the only owner of the company, and also retained a 100%share in VILDBERIZ BANK LLC and all funds in its accounts.

In various interviews, Bakalchuk stated that the ex-splash intentionally belittles his role in Wildberries. In September 2024, the publication “Project” wrote about the same. As former top managers Wildberries told reporters,

The contribution of Bakalchuk to the company's work was at least no less than that of his wife, and the marketplace itself was created with his money.

Also, according to the “project”, Kim transferred a share to Wildberries to her new chosen one, the executive director of the Russian Outdoor, Robert Mirzoyan. Three sources told about her novel with Mirzoyan.

Kim herself, commenting on the divorce proceedings, told TASS that "she would not leave [Vladislav Bakalchuk] without a livelihood."

A fraudster for himself

On April 18, it became known that Bakalchuk, VB Development, became a defendant in a criminal case. The Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Tver region aroused it on the fact of fraud during the construction of the Wildberries warehouse complex, the Interfax agency reported , referring to law enforcement officers.

According to the source of the agency, from March 2023 to January 2024, the leadership of VB Development entered into agreements to move the soil with obviously high volumes of work. According to investigators, the crime was committed by unidentified persons by deception and abuse of trust. The damage to Wildberryz LLC amounted to more than 14 million rubles, the source said.

“Friends, Bakalchuk once again stole it by himself. I can’t comment on another nonsense about the “WB Development” that appeared in the info, ”the businessman commented on himself about himself.

Went to minus by 217 million

Following the results of the divorce proceedings, Bakalchuk remained the ex-scum of 217 million rubles. On April 21, the RVB press service reported this publication for Forbes. According to her, according to the decision of the Savyolovsky Court of Moscow dated April 17, Bakalchuk received the apartment in Lyubertsy, a land plot in Zaraysk near Moscow, as well as control over the company Podolsk Logistics and VB Development. He also retained all funds in personal accounts.

“Since the value of the property transferred by Bakalchuk exceeds its share of 1/7, the court ordered Tatyana Kim 217 million rubles to pay it,” Forbes quotes the application of the united company Wildberries and RUSS.

Bakalchuk did not comment on Forbes this information.

"Discrediting cherry"

In early May, Lenta.ru, referring to its sources and a copy of the application in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, reported on law enforcement plans to verify Vladislav Bakalchuk for “discrediting the Russian army”. The reason was the post of entrepreneur at Telegram on April 29, which he deleted on the same day. In the publication, Bakalchuk noted that, due to the growth of Russian defense spending, “business will have to survive”.

““ Tighten the belts ”will be forced by everyone except those who are tied to these expenses,” the post said. The publication of Bukalchuk also noted that due to the military operations, the social sphere ceased to be the priority of the authorities and that the country is soon possible to increase the tax burden on entrepreneurs.

A few days after this news, Bakalchuk wrote in its channel that Wildberries spends funds not on its own development, but on the flow generation of fakes about it in telegram channels recognized by the Ministry of Justice of Ino Agents. He also added a link to the news about turning on the channel of the Cheka-OGPU in this register.