The steel and mining company Severstal will be forced to go to court to protect its honor and dignity from "slanderous attacks by the leadership of the Vologda region," the company's press service on VKontakte reported. "In connection with the recent public statements of Governor [Georgi] Filimonov that Severstal and its leaders allegedly finance the placement in the media, including foreigners and foreign agents, of negative materials regarding the head of the Vologda region and his staff, we report the following. Neither Severstal nor its directors allocated any funds to fund investigative materials and public statements regarding its employees and negative statements regarding employees and these negative statements regarding this matter entirely. A lie and remains completely on Filimonov's conscience," the company said in a statement. RBC channel in "Max".