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| Russia’s richest woman announces divorce amid ‘raider’ scandal | |
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| Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has vowed to help Wildberries CEO Tatyana Bakalchuk return to her family and ‘protect legitimate business’ | Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has vowed to help Wildberries CEO Tatyana Bakalchuk return to her family and ‘protect legitimate business’ |
| Reports of a corporate raid on e-commerce giant Wildberries are not true, the founder and chief executive of Russia’s largest online retailer Tatyana Bakalchuk has said. | Reports of a corporate raid on e-commerce giant Wildberries are not true, the founder and chief executive of Russia’s largest online retailer Tatyana Bakalchuk has said. |
| The businesswoman took to Telegram on Tuesday to deny a claim by her husband Vladislav Bakalchuk about an attempted illegal takeover of the family business, revealing that the two were divorcing. | The businesswoman took to Telegram on Tuesday to deny a claim by her husband Vladislav Bakalchuk about an attempted illegal takeover of the family business, revealing that the two were divorcing. |
| Earlier in the day, the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov posted a video of a conversation with Vladislav Bakalchuk, who claimed that advertising company Russ Outdoor was illegally attempting to take over the assets of Wildberries. | Earlier in the day, the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov posted a video of a conversation with Vladislav Bakalchuk, who claimed that advertising company Russ Outdoor was illegally attempting to take over the assets of Wildberries. |
| He claimed that Russ Outdoor's owners – brothers Levon and Robert Mirzoyan – deceived his wife, who subsequently ex-communicated herself from the family. | He claimed that Russ Outdoor's owners – brothers Levon and Robert Mirzoyan – deceived his wife, who subsequently ex-communicated herself from the family. |
| “This is not a gangster-style takeover. This is a divorce,” Tatyana Bakalchuk wrote in response to her husband’s statement, noting that “From the very beginning, everything was agreed upon with Vladislav.” | “This is not a gangster-style takeover. This is a divorce,” Tatyana Bakalchuk wrote in response to her husband’s statement, noting that “From the very beginning, everything was agreed upon with Vladislav.” |
| She added that her husband “personally attended the presentation of the new structure of the merged company to the top management,” posting a photo of Vladislav sitting next to her at a meeting as a “proof.” | She added that her husband “personally attended the presentation of the new structure of the merged company to the top management,” posting a photo of Vladislav sitting next to her at a meeting as a “proof.” |
| According to newspaper Vedomosti, Wildberries merged with Russ Outdoor in June. Bakalchuk later confirmed that she would head the united group of companies. | According to newspaper Vedomosti, Wildberries merged with Russ Outdoor in June. Bakalchuk later confirmed that she would head the united group of companies. |
| On July 22, Russ Outdoor announced that the companies were setting up a single media department. | On July 22, Russ Outdoor announced that the companies were setting up a single media department. |
| Kadyrov, for his part, has claimed that he could not “stay away from a large-scale fraud” and will do “everything possible” to help bring Tatyana Bakalchuk back to the family and “protect legitimate business.” | Kadyrov, for his part, has claimed that he could not “stay away from a large-scale fraud” and will do “everything possible” to help bring Tatyana Bakalchuk back to the family and “protect legitimate business.” |
| A former English teacher and a mother of seven, Bakalchuk launched her e-commerce business in 2004. Her fortune amounts to $7.4 billion, according to Forbes, which ranks the Wildberries CEO as the richest woman in Russia. | A former English teacher and a mother of seven, Bakalchuk launched her e-commerce business in 2004. Her fortune amounts to $7.4 billion, according to Forbes, which ranks the Wildberries CEO as the richest woman in Russia. |