OREANDA-NEWS  Wildberries' claims against WB Development, founded by Vladislav Bakalchuk, have grown to 37 billion rubles. This is how the amount was estimated in the press service of RVB, the united company Wildberries and Russ, reports TASS.

Recently, the amount of uncovered advances that the companies of the co-founder of the marketplace have transferred to pay contractors for the construction of warehouses has increased by 10 billion. The lawyers of the united company transferred the waiver of contracts to WB Development and began to conclude contracts for the construction of logistics centers with a new subsidiary.

"The recovery of previously paid advances is planned in court. At the same time, RVB is ready to continue cooperation with bona fide contractors," the company's representatives said.

The husband of the head of Wildberries, Tatyana Bakalchuk, accused the management of the marketplace of stopping the construction of warehouses and withholding billions of rubles that the contractors were supposed to receive. According to Vladislav Bakalchuk, the decision was made at the suggestion of Levan and Robert Mirzoyan, beneficiaries of Russ, who created RVB. The situation is hurting the work of the marketplace — at the beginning of the year, WB warehouses could accommodate 595 million goods, but now the figure has fallen by ten percent.

In mid-September, RVB took over the construction of logistics projects from WB Development. The organization founded by Vladislav Bakalchuk lost projects for the construction of warehouses for the marketplace. They were transferred to a subsidiary of RVB LLC in order to maintain the pace of expansion, the company noted.

Eight of the largest construction companies from among the contractors for the construction of warehouses and logistics centers Wildberries have declared their readiness to continue construction and complete projects on time, contrary to the statements of the top management of WB Development (100 percent owned by Vladislav Bakalchuk). The company's executives said they were not ready to be an instrument of pressure on Wildberries and added that they realized the importance of the projects "for the Russian economy, entrepreneurs and consumers, as well as for their employees and their families."