Khimki

[ keem-kee; Russian khyeem-kyi ]

/ ˈkim ki; Russian ˈxyim kyɪ /

a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: a suburb NW of Moscow.

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For instance, the mayor of Khimki town, who is responsible in the death of his critic, journalist Mikhail Beketov.
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Mitvol himself is the former head of a north Moscow district with a population five times larger than that of Khimki.
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As she grew more involved in the fight to save the forest, she drew press attention to Khimki.
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Navalny wondered if the activists had a candidate to put forward for the Khimki city elections.
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Before long, almost the entire population of Khimki (207,000 people strong) knew of Chirikova and her green movement.
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