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What people discussed on September 18, 2026

What people were talking about in the city’s Telegram channels, on forums and under the videos of a local TV channel: 11 topics. Translated from Russian.

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    Emaciated Dalmatians found in a Dzerzhinsk apartment

    In an apartment on Chapaeva Street in Dzerzhinsk, volunteers found dead dogs and more than a dozen emaciated animals; the owner was taken to the police, and the surviving Dalmatians were handed over to veterinarians and placed in a rehabilitation center.

    Discussed in: Ni Mash NeGorkiy Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom Kstati... Novosti NN NN_TODAY MDK NN Chernaya dyra Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy Zloy NN NN LIFE Zhivem v Nizhnem · 36K views

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    Attack on a tram driver on Gagarin Avenue

    On September 14, three passengers started a fight inside a tram on Gagarin Avenue, then threw stones at the car and beat the 27-year-old driver, who suffered a closed head injury and concussion. All three were detained and remanded in custody, and a criminal case for hooliganism has been opened.

    Pages on this topic: Gagarin Avenue

    Discussed in: Ni Mash Nizhniy №1 Novosti NN i Oblasti Kstati... Novosti NN NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY DTP NN novosti NN Novosti Gulyay, NN Zhivem v Nizhnem · 49K views

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    Crashes involving teenage drivers in Nizhny Novgorod and Dzerzhinsk

    In Dzerzhinsk, teenagers on pit bikes riding on their back wheels crashed into a Lada Vesta and fled the scene. On Svetloyarskaya Street in Nizhny Novgorod, a 15-year-old driving a Zhiguli hit an electric bicycle rider, crashed into a pole and rolled over; both were hospitalized.

    Pages on this topic: Dzerzhinsk

    Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom NN Avtonovosti NN_TODAY Novosti NN i Oblasti MDK NN DTP NN novosti Fakt Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy Zhivem v Nizhnem · 14K views

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    Glow in the sky after the Soyuz-2.1b rocket launch

    Residents of the Nizhny Novgorod region saw an unusual glow in the night sky. According to preliminary information, it appeared after the launch of a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome: exhaust gases from the spent stage expanded at high altitude and formed a luminous trail.

    Discussed in: Ni Mash NeGorkiy NN s ogonkom Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY NN Novosti Gulyay, NN · 20K views

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    Trams return to Nadezhda Suslova Street

    Reconstruction of the tram tracks on a section of Nadezhda Suslova Street is complete: the rails, overhead lines and monolithic sections at intersections have been renewed. According to one channel, routes No. 12 and No. 22 have already resumed from September 18; others report a launch planned before the end of September.

    Discussed in: NN s ogonkom Ogni Nizhnego NN Novosti Zhivem v Nizhnem Gulyay, NN Avtozavodets · 6.0K views

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    Apartment fire on Korablestroiteley Avenue: 40 people evacuated

    An apartment on the ninth floor of a building on Korablestroiteley Avenue caught fire. Rescuers evacuated 40 residents, including 15 children; no one was hurt. The fire started with a chair, and the Ministry of Emergency Situations is establishing the cause.

    Discussed in: NN s ogonkom Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy Gulyay, NN NN Novosti @nizhniy_chp Zhivem v Nizhnem · 8.8K views

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    Kstovo district crash: Skoda Octavia overturns after hitting a crane truck

    An unusual crash occurred in the Kstovo district: a Skoda Octavia car overturned after hitting the body of a crane truck. Information about casualties is being clarified.

    Pages on this topic: Kstovsky District

    Discussed in: Kstovo NN s ogonkom Intsident NN NN_TODAY NN Avtonovosti DTP NN novosti · 11K views

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    Mobile traffic cameras now record more types of violations

    In the Nizhny Novgorod region, upgraded mobile photo and video enforcement units now record five types of violations: speeding, driving into the oncoming lane, using a phone while driving, not wearing a seat belt, and failing to yield to pedestrians. The first such unit was installed in Bor and recorded more than 1,200 violations in a month.

    Discussed in: Novosti NN i Oblasti NN Avtonovosti NN_TODAY MDK NN NN Novosti Gulyay, NN · 4.3K views

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    18 schools and 27 kindergartens in the region partly closed for quarantine due to acute respiratory infections

    Over the past week, more than 11,000 residents of Nizhny Novgorod caught acute respiratory infections. Quarantine has been introduced in 55 classes of 18 schools and 28 groups of 27 kindergartens, while the incidence rate is below the long-term average.

    Discussed in: Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY MDK NN Gulyay, NN · 5.2K views

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    Electric boat NiNo launched between the Chkalov Stairs and the Strelka

    On September 17, a new regular river route opened in Nizhny Novgorod: the electric boat NiNo of the Fontanka 2.0 project runs daily between the Chkalov Stairs and the Strelka, with a travel time of about 15 minutes.

    Pages on this topic: The Chkalov Staircase · Strelka (disambiguation) · Electric Vessel 'NiNo'

    Discussed in: NeGorkiy Avtozavodets Fakt · 6.9K views

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    City fountains to be switched off on September 30

    On September 30, Nizhny Novgorod's city fountains will be switched off: water will be drained from the bowls, pumps, nozzles and lights removed, and pipes cleaned. The winterization will last until mid-October.

    Discussed in: NeGorkiy NN Novosti Gulyay, NN · 5.7K views