Russian tax authorities blocked bank accounts of three companies…
Russian tax authorities blocked bank accounts of three companies owned by blogger Vladislav Bumaga (Vlad A4), citing tax arrears and failure to submit tax declarations. The same period saw legal actions against another blogger, Valeria Chekalyina (Lerchek), who was sentenced to five years' probation for illegal currency operations and fined 765 million rubles.
Consensus
- Russian tax authorities have blocked bank accounts of three companies linked to blogger Vladislav Bumaga.
- Two of the companies have tax arrears totaling 3.4 million rubles.
- The blocking of accounts occurred between December 2025 and July 2026.
- Vladislav Bumaga owns 25% of 'A4 Kids Kuzminki', 39% of 'A4 Magazin', and 5% of 'Dpitsa Severo-Vostok'.
- The accounts of 'A4 Kids Kuzminky' were blocked due to a tax collection decision, with arrears exceeding 2.29 million rubles.
- The accounts of 'A4 Magazin' were blocked due to tax arrears exceeding 1.1 million rubles on the unified tax account.
- The accounts of 'Dpitsa Severo-Vosto' were blocked for failing to submit a tax declaration within 20 days of the deadline.
- Valeria Chekalyina (Lerchek) was sentenced to five years' probation and fined 765 million rubles for illegal currency operations.
- Chekalyina was also banned from professional internet activities and from changing her residence without notification.
- The criminal case against Chekalyina was based on Article 193.1 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- Artem Chekalin, her former husband, was sentenced to seven years in prison for the same crime.
- The Chekalin couple allegedly transferred over 251 million rubles to a company registered in the UAE to evade taxes.
Points of divergence
- Valeria Chekalyina was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer with multiple metastases and bone involvement in March. — vedomosti
- Vlad A4 asked President Vladimir Putin a question during the direct line in December 2024 about YouTube's slowdown in Russia, and Putin responded that YouTube and Google must comply with Russian laws. — vesti
- In March 2025, Vlad A4 initiated bankruptcy proceedings for his company 'Bumazhnaya Bumaga', with claims against it amounting to around 40 million rubles. — vesti
Coverage (2 sources)
- Tax Service blocked accounts of three companies of blogger Vlad A4 — Ведомости
- Tax authorities suspended operations on accounts of three companies of Vlad Buma — Вести