FC Khimki and head coach Dmitry Gunko agreed to terminate the contract with immediate effect.

The 44-year-old specialist was appointed as first team manager on 1 August, just a week before the start of the RPL season. After eight matchdays Moscow Region side have three points and 15th position in the league standings.

Igor Yuschenko will be Khimki interim head coach during the next RPL games. Previously he took this role twice, in 2007 and 2008, when the Red-Blacks also played in the Premier League.