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Syktyvkar

American  
[sik-tif-kahr] / sɪk tɪfˈkɑr /

noun

  1. the capital of the Komi Autonomous Republic, in the northwestern part of the Russian Federation in Europe.


Syktyvkar British  
/ siktifˈkar /

noun

  1. a city in NW Russia, capital of the Komi Republic: timber industry. Pop: 230 000 (2005 est)

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Officers of Russia's FSB security service arrested Tushkanov at his home in the city of Syktyvkar on Dec. 7, independent news outlet Mediazona reported.

From Reuters • May 11, 2023

Vincas Ciziunas, a security researcher at Nisos who also connected Korinets' email addresses to Cold River activity, said the IT worker appeared to be a "central figure" in the Syktyvkar hacking community, historically.

From Reuters • Jan. 6, 2023

Reuters traced email accounts used in its hacking operations between 2015 and 2020 to an IT worker in the Russian city of Syktyvkar.

From Reuters • Jan. 6, 2023

Turner said Syktyvkar didn’t have a shopping mall or many places to go, but it had a McDonald’s — although she didn’t go there often.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2022

Dodo made headlines from Washington to Tokyo with what it billed as the world’s first commercial delivery of pizzas by drone, to customers in the central square in Syktyvkar in 2014.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2019

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