Will Wildberries announce a bankruptcy before 2027?

VTB's deal with RWB could be completed by the end of October, according to Dmitry Pianov, the bank's first deputy chairman. Earlier, VTB CEO Andrei Kostin said that the bank expects to finalize all agreements with Wildberries within the next month and move to close cooperation. According to him, VTB will acquire a 5% stake in VB Bank, as well as stakes in fintech assets, digital projects, and financial-related services. The volume of the additional issue is estimated at 300–400 billion rubles, and the placement price is 87 rubles. According to Mr. Pianov, the SPO parameters will not change: the volume, price, and anchor investors will remain the same. Subscribe to Kommersant in MAX | on Telegram

VTB's strategic plans for cooperation with the RWB Group (RWB LLC) have not changed in the face of increased drone attacks, but the deadlines for drafting documents have been pushed back, VTB CEO Andrey Kostin announced. "This is, of course, due to the fact that Wildberries' top management has been busy with these emergency response measures for the past few months; they haven't had much time for that. But, in principle, we've returned to normal now. I think we'll finalize all the agreements we were working on within the next month; we'll be working very closely together," he said. Kostin emphasized that both WB and Ozon are "taking prompt action now, and the state is helping them," and expressed confidence that the companies will remain leaders in Russia's platform economy. "The situation... yes, it may temporarily require significant additional expenses, and we're ready to finance them if necessary. Although the state has already made a tax decision that allows them to allocate a significant additional amount of liquidity to cope with their own resources,” the head of VTB added. Photo: Evgeny Reutov / Roscongress

On October 1, Wildberries will begin the largest payments to sellers since the attacks began.

The government has begun introducing systemic support measures for Wildberries, which suffered from massive drone attacks, and for sellers working with the online platform. So far, the only measure discussed is a one-year grace period for paying taxes and insurance premiums. Experts estimate that 22% of Wildberries' warehouses could have been taken out of operation, and restarting them would require 1 trillion rubles. The market estimates sellers' losses at 500 billion rubles. The Association of Internet Retail Companies believes the measures proposed by the Ministry of Finance are quite significant: the tax deferral will allow existing funds to be used not for immediate payments, but for purchasing new goods, maintaining and increasing turnover. Subscribe to Kommersant in MAX | in Telegram [in reply to: The Ministry of Finance has prepared measures to support businesses affected by drone attacks on Wildberries logistics facilities, as well as measures for the marketplace itself: Affected entrepreneurs will be granted a 12-month deferment on the payment of VAT, income tax, taxes under the simplified tax system and automated simplified tax system, insurance premiums and advance payments for August 2026 - July 2027. For RWB, the deadline for paying taxes and contributions for July 2026 - June 2027 is extended until July 28, 2027, with a subsequent one-year installment plan. Tax audits and audits of insurance contributions are suspended until the end of the year. The support measures apply to companies and individual entrepreneurs whose losses exceeded 5% of their annual income, the department clarified. Subscribe to Kommersant on MAX | on Telegram]

Businesses and the marketplace itself affected by the Ukrainian Armed Forces' attacks on Wildberries will receive a deferment on taxes and insurance premiums, and audits will also be suspended, the Ministry of Finance's press service reported. The support measures apply to companies and individual entrepreneurs whose losses exceeded 5% of their annual income. Affected entrepreneurs will be granted a 12-month deferment on the payment of VAT, income tax, taxes under the simplified tax system and automated simplified tax system, insurance premiums, and advance payments for August 2026 - July 2027. For RWB, the deadline for paying taxes and contributions for July 2026 - June 2027 is extended until July 28, 2027, with a subsequent one-year installment plan. Subscribe to Kommersant in MAX | on Telegram

The Ministry of Finance has prepared measures to support businesses affected by the Ukrainian drone attacks on Wildberries logistics facilities, as well as measures to maintain the company's operations. The relevant decrees have been submitted to the government. This is stated on the department's website. "The measures provide for a deferral of the payment of a number of taxes and insurance premiums, as well as the suspension of inspection activities Support will be received by legal entities and individual entrepreneurs whose amount of damage incurred exceeds 5% of their annual income," the statement said. Affected entrepreneurs will be granted a 12-month deferral on the payment of VAT, income tax, taxes under the simplified tax system and automated simplified tax system, insurance premiums, and advance payments for August 2026 - July 2027. After this, the debt can be repaid in equal installments throughout the year. For RWB, the deadlines for paying taxes and contributions for July 2026 - June 2027 are extended until July 28, 2027, with a subsequent one-year installment plan, the department reported. Tax audits and audits of insurance contributions are also suspended until the end of the year, and the deadlines for sending demands for payment of debts are extended by six months. RBC Channel on "Max" RBC app for iOS and Android

URGENTLY, the Russian Cabinet's working group is discussing support measures for Wildberries itself - Sazanov