Krasnoyarsk

[ kras-nuh-yahrsk; Russian kruh-snuh-yahrsk ]

noun

1. a territory of the Russian Federation in N and central Asia. 827,507 sq. mi. (2,143,243 sq. km).
2. a town in and the capital of this territory, on the Yenisei River.

Krasnoyarsk

/ krəsnaˈjarsk /

noun

1. a city in E central Russia, on the Yenisei River: the country's largest hydroelectric power station is nearby. Pop: 912 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

In 2019 more than 15 gold miners were killed and dozens injured when a dam collapsed near their mine in the Krasnoyarsk region of Siberia, flooding their accommodation.

From BBC

Two suspects have been arrested, one in northern Italy and another in Croatia, and another four are being sought for helping Artyom Uss, the 40-year-old son of the governor of Russia’s vast Krasnoyarsk region in eastern Siberia, to escape house arrest near Milan last March.

From Seattle Times

Artyom Uss, the 40-year-old son of the governor of Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia, was arrested as he was about to board a flight to Istanbul in October 2022.

From Seattle Times

"I love my country," said Duntsova, who was born in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk and lives in the provincial town of Rzhev in Tver region.

From Reuters

Zelenogorsk, a town of just above 65,000 people in the Siberian region of Krasnoyarsk, has been involved since Soviet times in enriching uranium for Russia's nuclear program.

From Reuters