Chelyabinsk

American

[chel-yah-binsk, chyi-lyah-byinsk] / tʃɛlˈyɑ bɪnsk, tʃyɪˈlyɑ byɪnsk /

noun

a city in the southern Russian Federation in Asia, east of the Ural Mountains.

Chelyabinsk British

/ tʃɪˈljabinsk /

noun

an industrial city in SW Russia. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)

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The ruling was issued by a court in the city of Chelyabinsk, not far from the town of Karabash, where Talankin's school is located.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The Tymofeyevs were asleep at home in Chelyabinsk when the driver called in shock at discovering drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

One takeaway from the Chelyabinsk event is that most injuries were caused by shattered glass when people ran to windows to watch the bright flash.

From Science Daily • Oct. 31, 2025

This is a reference to the Chelyabinsk meteor that entered Earth's atmosphere over Russia's Chelyabinsk Oblast in 2013.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2025

One engineer specialist detailed to the Government Council of Public Economy for repairing the mills of Chelyabinsk Government.

From The Crisis in Russia by Ransome, Arthur

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