What people discussed on September 12, 2026

VOLGA Arena opening and Torpedo's first home game

On September 14, VOLGA Arena opens on the Strelka. It is the only arena in Russia with three ice rinks and a main bowl seating 12,350. The opening program includes a multimedia show and performances by Bearwolf and Leonid Rudenko, followed by Torpedo's first home game of the new KHL season, against Ak Bars.

Pages on this topic: Volga Arena · Torpedo

Discussed in: NN_TODAY Novosti NN i Oblasti Chernaya dyra Gorkiy Sport MDK NN Zloy NN NN Novosti Zhivem v Nizhnem · 6.8K views

Crash on Kosmonavta Komarova Street, passenger taken to hospital

On Kosmonavta Komarova Street in Nizhny Novgorod, a car hit a parked truck. Rescuers had to cut the passenger out with special equipment, after which he was taken to hospital.

Pages on this topic: Kosmonavta Komarova Street

Discussed in: Novosti NN i Oblasti NN Avtonovosti NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY Gulyay, NN Fakt NN LIFE · 3.4K views

Early heating switched on in schools and hospitals

In Nizhny Novgorod schools, kindergartens and hospitals, heating has begun to be switched on early at the request of the institutions' heads. The citywide start of the heating season is scheduled for September 21.

Discussed in: Ogni Nizhnego Novosti NN i Oblasti ProNN Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy Chernaya dyra Zloy NN · 8.3K views

Flare fired toward the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin and a police check

A young man fired a flare gun toward the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin on Minin and Pozharsky Square. The regional police department said no complaints had been received from citizens, but the police will carry out a check.

Pages on this topic: Kremlin · Minin Square

Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY ProNN @nizhniy_chp Zhivem v Nizhnem · 5.7K views

Launch of 5G networks in Nizhny Novgorod

On September 11, the "big four" operators launched fifth-generation networks in Russia. According to the Ministry of Digital Development, 5G is now working in Nizhny Novgorod, among other places.

Discussed in: Ni Mash Nizhniy №1 Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy @nizhniy_chp · 8.4K views

Doubts about official figures on teachers' pay in the Nizhny Novgorod region

According to data for the first half of 2026, the average teacher's salary in the Nizhny Novgorod region exceeded 63 thousand rubles, 4.4% more than in the same period last year. Channels note that whether this figure matches teachers' real pay remains an open question.

Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY @nizhniy_chp Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy · 5.9K views

Foreign bodies found and removed from the maxillary sinus before a dental implant

Before a dental implant, a Nizhny Novgorod resident underwent an examination that found foreign bodies in the maxillary sinus, presumably remnants of old fillings. An ENT doctor removed them successfully, and the patient was then able to continue his dental treatment.

Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 Novosti NN i Oblasti NN s ogonkom @nn800top · 5.7K views

Health Day with free checkups on Yuzhny Boulevard

A Health Day was held on Yuzhny Boulevard: residents got free ultrasound scans and ECGs right on the street, with no queues. Sports activities for children and a field kitchen ran at the same time.

Discussed in: Intsident NN Arzamas (@arzamas_online) Sarov Pavlovo · 5.6K views

Torpedo beat Lada 7:2

Nizhny Novgorod's Torpedo hockey club beat Lada 7:2 in Tolyatti in a regular-season KHL game. Daniil Seroukh scored a hat trick, and Vladimir Tkachev collected three points on goals plus assists.

Pages on this topic: Torpedo

Discussed in: NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY Fakt Chernaya dyra · 4.7K views

Celebration of Kstovo's 69th anniversary on Lenin Square

Kstovo celebrated the city's 69th anniversary: sports, creative and music events took place on Lenin Square and other venues, and the best workers from various fields received commendations from the head of Nizhny Novgorod.

Discussed in: Kstovo NN Novosti Gulyay, NN · 6.0K views

Rospotrebnadzor bans filling stations from refusing to sell petrol into canisters

Rospotrebnadzor has warned filling stations that they have no right to ban the sale of petrol into canisters on their own. Citizens who encounter a refusal are advised to go to court.

Discussed in: NN s ogonkom Dzerzhinsk Novosti Balakhna.RU · 3.6K views

Overnight car theft and a string of crashes in Leninsky District

Around 4 a.m. in Leninsky District, a man hit a driver on the head with a bottle and stole his Hyundai Getz. The theft was followed by a series of collisions with several cars, and an attack on the driver of another car at a Gazprom filling station.

Pages on this topic: Leninsky District

Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy DTP NN novosti · 3.3K views

Two suspects detained for extortion in Pavlovo

Two suspects in an extortion case have been detained in Pavlovo: a 27-year-old foreign national and a 33-year-old local woman. They are charged with extorting money from a woman living in the district.

Discussed in: NN_TODAY NN s ogonkom Pavlovo · 3.2K views

Internet cables cut again on Sergey Yesenin Street

At building No. 13 on Sergey Yesenin Street, two unknown people entered the stairwell, climbed onto the roof and cut an internet cable. According to the channels, this has already happened twice in a week.

Discussed in: NN_TODAY ProNN Intsident NN · 2.3K views

Sentence for the organizers of a drug lab in a residential building

The Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court, sitting with a jury, sentenced two city residents who set up a drug lab in a residential building and produced 36 kg of drugs.

Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY · 2.2K views

Tough competition for IT programs at Nizhny Novgorod universities and admission quality at NGLU

Nizhny Novgorod universities show high interest in IT programs: competition for the Neimark campus reaches 50 applicants per place, and Lobachevsky University (UNN) leads in applications for computer science and programming. NGLU made the top 10 regional universities by admission quality, with an average Unified State Exam score of 80.68 among budget-funded students.

Discussed in: MDK NN NN Novosti Molniya NN · 1.2K views

Results of the Arzamas Goose festival on Sobornaya Square

The traditional Arzamas Goose food festival took place on Sobornaya Square in Arzamas. Chefs cooked dishes from traditional recipes on the culinary stage, while the main stage hosted musical performances and a theatrical procession.

Pages on this topic: Arzamas Goose Gastronomic Festival

Discussed in: NN s ogonkom Nizhniy 800 · 6.1K views