Marketplaces Seek Govt Aid After Wildberries Attacks
The Association of Digital Platforms (ADP), which includes Wildberries, Ozon, Yandex, Avito, and Cooper, has proposed introducing direct payments from the federal budget to entrepreneurs whose businesses have suffered as a result of attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine on logistics centers of marketplaces.
Consensus
- The Association of Digital Platforms (АЦП) submitted a request to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin for government support for sellers affected by attacks on Wildberries' logistics infrastructure.
- The attacks targeted logistics facilities of Wildberries, with the involvement of Ukrainian military forces (ВСУ) reported in one source.
- The proposed measures include direct budget payments to affected entrepreneurs, tax deferrals or installments for at least six months, and suspension of penalties and fines during business downtime.
- The Association also proposed credit holidays, debt restructuring, and the creation or expansion of insurance systems for goods and property against emergencies.
- The request was reported by 'Vedomosti' across all sources.
- The Association includes Wildberries, Ozon, Yandex, Avito, and Cooper.
- The request was submitted on August 12.
Points of divergence
- Alexey Fedorov, head of the Council on E-commerce at the Chamber of Commerce, criticized the initiative as 'a textbook example of bad lobbying,' arguing that direct compensation for Wildberries sellers would give them privileged status compared to other entrepreneurs who also suffered losses. — thebell
- Margaret Yevstigneyeva, head of the Association of Suppliers of Goods for E-commerce Platforms, estimated that over 400,000 sellers were affected and total losses, including lost revenue, could reach 600–700 billion rubles. — thebell
- The Union of Marketplaces Sellers and the Association of Trading Companies and Manufacturers of Electrical and Computer Equipment also submitted support proposals, calling for reduced commissions on marketplaces and avoidance of excessive tax pressure on businesses. — kommersant
Coverage (4 sources)
- Russian marketplaces asked the state to support sellers after attacks on Wildberries warehouses — «Vedomosti» — ЭХО / Новости
- Marketplaces ask the state to support business after attacks on Wildberries — Дождь (Telegram)
- Marketplaces asked to help sellers from federal budget after attacks on Wildberries — The Bell
- Marketplaces offered to support sellers after drone attacks at the expense of the state budget — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Wildberries
- The Authorities
- Yandex
- Ozon
- Avito
- APC
- Mikhail Mishustin
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Marketplace
- Russia
- Marketplace
- Association of Digital Platforms ADP
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