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Stoli Group USA, the owner of the namesake vodka, has filed for bankruptcy as it struggled to contend with slowing demand for spirits slows, a major cyberattack that has snarled its operations and several years of fighting Russia in court.

Stoli Group USA, owner of Stoli Vodka and its subsidiary Kentucky Owl American whiskey, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday. The move comes on the heels of a years-long legal dispute with Russian regulators and a "malicious cyber-attack" that crippled Stoli's virtual infrastructure.

The maker of Stolichnaya vodka has filed for bankruptcy following a crippling cyber attack in September and an ongoing legal feud with Russia over who owns the brand. The Stoli Group USA filed for Chapter 11 in US Bankruptcy Court in Dallas last week after a “malicious cyber-attack” forced the company to operate its global business manually “while the systems are rebuilt,