Omsk

[ awmsk ]

noun

1. a city in the SW Russian Federation in Asia on the Irtysh River.

Omsk

/ ɒmsk /

noun

1. a city in W central Russia, at the confluence of the Irtysh and Om Rivers: a major industrial centre, with pipelines from the second Baku oilfield. Pop: 1 132 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

He was held in a facility in Omsk, which he described as one of the harshest prisons in the country.

From BBC

Instead, when guards burst into Kara-Murza’s cell in Omsk he thought he would be “led out to be shot”, he recalls.

From BBC

Most recently, Kara-Murza had been held in a penal colony in the Omsk region, though his supporters said in late January that he apparently was no longer there.

From Seattle Times

While he received some treatment in pretrial detention in Moscow, there has been none at the penal colony in Omsk.

From Seattle Times

When he was taken ill in the Siberian city of Omsk in August of that year, she wrote directly to President Putin, asking for him to be released for treatment in Germany.

From BBC