A man swims in the icy waters of the Irtysh River on the opening day of the winter swimming season in Omsk, Russia December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A view shows a steam train of Father Frost, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, and Snow Maiden, which travels all over the country ahead of the New Year and Christmas season, upon its arrival at a railway station in Omsk, Russia November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A view shows a steam train of Father Frost, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, and Snow Maiden, which travels all over the country ahead of the New Year and Christmas season, upon its arrival at a railway station in Omsk, Russia November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People gather on a platform as a steam train of Father Frost, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus, and Snow Maiden, which travels all over the country ahead of the New Year and Christmas season, arrives at a railway station in Omsk, Russia November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Russian conscripts called up for military service sit inside a train before their departure for garrisons at a railway station in Omsk, Russia November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Russian conscripts called up for military service look out of a train window before their departure for garrisons at a railway station in Omsk, Russia November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Russian conscripts called up for military service walk along a platform before boarding a train as they depart for garrisons at a railway station in Omsk, Russia November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A Russian conscript called up for military service poses for a picture with his acquaintances, as he waits before boarding a train and departing for a garrison at a railway station in Omsk, Russia November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Russian conscripts called up for military service line up before boarding a train as they the depart for garrisons at a railway station in Omsk, Russia November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Russian conscripts called up for military service sit inside a train before their departure for garrisons, at a railway station in Omsk, Russia November 27, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Steam rises from chimneys of a thermal power plant in Omsk, Russia November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Steam rises from a chimney of a thermal power plant in Omsk, Russia November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A local resident opens the curtains on a window with a view of the Gazprom Neft's oil refinery in Omsk, Russia November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Steam rises from chimneys of the Gazprom Neft's oil refinery in Omsk, Russia November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

An employee works at Gazprom Neft's Omsk Lubricant Plant (OZSM) in Omsk, Russia November 18, 2022. REUTERS/Olesya Astakhova 

A man shovels snow in the Siberian town of Tara in the Omsk region, Russia November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A car drives along a road in the Siberian town of Tara in the Omsk region, Russia November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

People gather to say goodbye to Russian conscripts called up for military service during the annual autumn draft, when they depart for garrisons from a railway station in Omsk, Russia November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Russian conscripts called up for military service during the annual autumn draft say goodbye to their relatives before departure for garrisons, at a railway station in Omsk, Russia November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Russian conscripts called up for military service during the annual autumn draft sit inside a train during their departure for garrisons, in Omsk, Russia November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Russian conscripts called up for military service during the annual autumn draft walk at a gathering point before their departure for garrisons, in Omsk, Russia November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A woman looks through the window at Russian conscripts called up for military service during the annual autumn draft, at a gathering point before their departure for garrisons, in Omsk, Russia November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Russian conscripts called up for military service during the annual autumn draft walk at a gathering point before their departure for garrisons, in Omsk, Russia November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A band performs for Russian conscripts, called up for military service during the annual autumn draft, before their departure for garrisons, in Omsk, Russia November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Russian conscripts called up for military service during the annual autumn draft line up at a gathering point before their departure for garrisons, in Omsk, Russia November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A Russian serviceman adjusts unifirm of a conscript called up for military service during the annual autumn draft at a gathering point before departure for garrisons, in Omsk, Russia November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Russian conscripts called up for military service during the annual autumn draft smoke at a gathering point before their departure for garrisons, in Omsk, Russia November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Russian conscripts called up for military service during the annual autumn draft meet at a gathering point before their departure for garrisons, in Omsk, Russia November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A man walks past a monument to the Soviet tank T-62 in the courtyard of an apartment building in Omsk, Russia November 9, 2022. The sign on the tank reads: "Victory". REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

People walk past a monument to the Soviet tank T-62 in the courtyard of an apartment building in Omsk, Russia November 9, 2022. The sign on the tank reads: "Victory". REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Children play near a monument to the Soviet tank T-62 in the courtyard of an apartment building in Omsk, Russia November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A view shows a communication tower in Omsk, Russia November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A view shows communication towers in Omsk, Russia November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A plane flies past a communication tower in Omsk, Russia November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Cars drive past a board displaying the symbol "Z", used in support of the Russian armed forces involved in a military conflict in Ukraine, near a multi-storey residential building in Omsk, Russia November 8, 2022. A sign on the board reads: "We don't abandon our people". REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Relatives and acquaintances of Russian reservists react at a gathering point in the course of partial mobilization of troops, aimed to support the country's military campaign in Ukraine, in Omsk, Russia October 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Russian reservists bid farewell to relatives and acquaintances before their departure for a base in the course of partial mobilization of troops, aimed to support the country's military campaign in Ukraine, in Omsk, Russia October 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A Russian reservist bids farewell to relatives and acquaintances before his departure for a base in the course of partial mobilization of troops, aimed to support the country's military campaign in Ukraine, in Omsk, Russia October 7, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen on a screen during the broadcast of a ceremony to declare the annexation of the Russian-controlled territories of four Ukraine's Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, after holding what Russian authorities called referendums in the occupied areas of Ukraine that were condemned by Kyiv and governments worldwide, at a cafe in Omsk, Russia September 30, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A view shows an apartment block with a mural depicting Taras Petukh, a Russian service member killed during the military conflict in Ukraine, in Omsk, Russia September 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A customer carries drinks in a KFC restaurant in Omsk, Russia July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A view of the sign at a KFC restaurant in Omsk, Russia July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A view of the sign at a KFC restaurant in Omsk, Russia July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A meal is seen, as a customer dines in a KFC restaurant in Omsk, Russia July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

People walk past a KFC restaurant in Omsk, Russia July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A view of the sign at a KFC restaurant in Omsk, Russia July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A customer dines in a KFC restaurant in Omsk, Russia July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A view of the sign at a KFC restaurant in Omsk, Russia July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Russian conscripts attend a ceremony before their departure for garrisons, in Omsk, Russia June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Russian conscripts board a bus during a ceremony before their departure for garrisons, in Omsk, Russia June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Russian conscripts attend a ceremony before their departure for garrisons, in Omsk, Russia June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Conscripts, wearing military uniforms, board a train carriage at a local railway station during their departure for the garrisons, in Omsk, Russia June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A conscript, wearing a military uniform, farewells with family members at a local railway station during departure for the garrisons, in Omsk, Russia June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Conscripts, wearing military uniforms, look on in a train carriage at a local railway station during their departure for the garrisons, in Omsk, Russia June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A woman reacts as a conscript, wearing a military uniform, boards a train carriage at a local railway station during departure for the garrisons, in Omsk, Russia June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

A conscript, wearing a military uniform, waves to family members and friends, inside a train carriage at a local railway station during departure for the garrisons, in Omsk, Russia June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Women react as a conscript, wearing a military uniform, boards a train carriage at a local railway station during departure for the garrisons, in Omsk, Russia June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A conscript, wearing a military uniform, looks on inside a train carriage at a local railway station during departure for the garrisons, in Omsk, Russia June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Russian officers react during a graduation ceremony at the Tank-Automotive Engineering Institute in Omsk, Russia June 12, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko 

Russian officers react during a graduation ceremony at the Tank-Automotive Engineering Institute in Omsk, Russia June 12, 2022. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko