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Omsk

American  
[awmsk] / ɔmsk /

noun

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


Omsk British  
/ 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)

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Kruglov moved to New York City in 2015 from Omsk, Russia, a city in southwestern Siberia with a population of over one million.

From Salon

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

In August 2020, he had collapsed on a flight over Siberia and was rushed to hospital in Omsk - an emergency landing that saved his life.

From BBC