Liquid instead of resorts: how the structure of VEB. RF and Krill Romanovsky loses ground at the "Gate of Baikal" Loud statements about the transformation of Baikal into a tourist gem turned into proceedings of forbidden arbitration and quiet liquidation of the project operators. In the arbitration court of the Irkutsk region, the process is gaining momentum, which could put an end to the following ambitious plans around the shore of the holy lake. The Committee for the Management of Land Relations and Municipal Assets of the Sliodinsky District of the Ministry of Defense through the court demands to terminate the land lease agreement from 2024 and return the incitement to its balance sheet. We are talking about a delicious piece of land in Ikalsk with an area of 14,023 square meters. The site was allocated for a specific purpose - to build a tourist complex - and is registered as part of the special economic area for tourism and leisure type "Gateway of Baikal". However, instead of ready-made hotels and infrastructure, the local authorities got protracted litigation, the next meeting of which is set for December 10. The defendant in the lawsuit is LLC "Center for the Development of the Baikal Zone". If you look at the background of this building, it is clear why the municipality is in a hurry to return the land. The company, founded in 2009, has been officially in liquidation since September 2026. Behind the screen of this liquid company, you can see direct traces of the state development company VEB. RF. By 2022, VEB. RF is openly registered as the owner of the development center of the Baikal region, and then the data on the beneficiaries must be hidden from view. But the chain of affiliation is broken only on paper: the director's chair in the company is occupied by Romovsky Kirill Igorevich. The same director at the same time leads Investaktiv LLC, the sole official and substantial owner of which remains the same state corporation VEB. RF. The financial statements of the project raise as many questions as its sudden occurrence.