What people discussed on September 29, 2026
What people were talking about in the city’s Telegram channels, on forums and under the videos of a local TV channel: 15 topics. Translated from Russian.
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Fuel shortage and queue fines at filling stations in Balakhna
The fuel supply situation in the Nizhny Novgorod Region remains tense: the authorities are considering a ban on taking gasoline out of the region and are urging drivers to switch to public transport. In Balakhna, drivers report mass fines for standing in queues at filling stations, while the regional police consider their actions lawful.
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Kstati (YouTube) 
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Nizhniy №1 
Kstovo 
NN s ogonkom 
Kstati... Novosti NN 
Novosti NN i Oblasti 
Intsident NN 
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ProNN 
Chernaya dyra 
Vyksa.RF 
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Novosti Nizhegorodskoy oblasti 
NN LIFE 
Gulyay, NN 
Balakhna Live 
Zloy NN 
Balakhna.RU 
Zhivem v Nizhnem · 239K views · over 90 participants - 2
Nizhny Novgorod man convicted of mining with 5.2 million rubles of stolen electricity
A court fined a Nizhny Novgorod resident 150 thousand rubles and awarded 5.2 million rubles to Rosseti Centre and Volga Region: the man illegally connected to the power grid, installed 22 mining devices and altered the design of the meter. A search also turned up a marijuana plant, and his property was seized.
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Ni Mash Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY Kstati... Novosti NN 
@nn800top 
MDK NN 
DTP NN novosti 
Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy Zloy NN 
@nizhniy_chp Zhivem v Nizhnem · 23K views - 3
Road closures in the center for the Nizhny Novgorod Marathon, October 3–4
From 22:00 on October 3 until 16:00 on October 4, the Kanavinsky Bridge, the Volzhskaya and Nizhne-Volzhskaya embankments, the Pokhvalinsky and Kazansky spurs and about ten more central streets and sections will be closed for the marathon.
Pages on this topic: Kanavinsky Bridge
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NN s ogonkom Ni Mash Novosti NN i Oblasti 
Ogni Nizhnego NN_TODAY @nn800top Nizhniy №1 Zloy NN NN Novosti Gulyay, NN · 17K views - 4
Trial of the coach who killed a National Guard officer in 2021
Dozens of people gathered outside the regional court in support of a children's coach who is on trial for killing a National Guard officer in self-defense; the incident took place in 2021 on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street.
Pages on this topic: Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court
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Kstati (YouTube) · 352K views · over 90 participants - 5
Sentence for a traffic police inspector who took a bribe and tried to flee
A court has sentenced a traffic police officer who took a bribe from a drunk driver and tried to flee, but was detained by a task force after the driver reported the extortion. At the sentencing, the inspector said he was remorseful.
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Kstati (YouTube) Kstati... Novosti NN · 104K views · 92 participants - 6
Average salary in the Nizhny Novgorod Region in the first half of the year: 97,324 rubles
The regional Ministry of Demography and Human Capital Development has published data on the average salary for the first half of 2026: 97,324 rubles for the region, 108,940 rubles in Nizhny Novgorod, and the lowest figure, 48,994 rubles, in Krasnooktyabrsky District. The figures cover only organizations with more than 15 employees.
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NN s ogonkom Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY MDK NN NN LIFE Zhivem v Nizhnem · 7.7K views - 7
Hazardous waste dump near Okskaya Gavan in Avtozavodsky District
Rosprirodnadzor inspected sites near Monastyrka and Okskaya Gavan streets in Avtozavodsky District and found construction waste, contaminated soil and liquid hazard class IV waste. The landowners were ordered to eliminate the violations; the agency also asked the prosecutor's office to check the owners of the trucks that dumped the waste.
Pages on this topic: Avtozavodsky District
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Ni Mash NN s ogonkom Novosti NN i Oblasti NN Novosti Gulyay, NN · 12K views - 8
Bat on a hunting tower in Varnavino District
During an evening patrol, a game inspector found a bat on a hunting tower in Varnavino District and filmed it. Twelve species of bats live in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, all of them listed in the regional Red Book.
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Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY MDK NN Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy Zhivem v Nizhnem · 7.2K views - 9
Filming of the spin-off "Comeback. Into Summer" in Nizhny Novgorod
Filming has begun in Nizhny Novgorod on a spin-off of the series "Comeback" — the film "Comeback. Into Summer" with Alexander Petrov. The start of filming was announced by actor Grigory Stolbov; the film itself is expected at the end of 2024, and the second season of the series in 2027.
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Nizhniy №1 Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY Novosti Nizhegorodskoy oblasti · 7.2K views - 10
Unified design code for Maslyakov Street
The authorities have approved a unified design code for Maslyakov Street: signs are allowed only in beige, brown and metallic shades made of wood, stone, metal and waterproof plywood, canopies must not cover the decorative elements of buildings, and doors must match the windows.
Pages on this topic: Maslyakova Street
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NN s ogonkom Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY Zhivem v Nizhnem · 7.2K views - 11
Sentence for a Pavlovo Bus Plant department head over commercial bribery
The head of the design and construction department of the Pavlovo Bus Plant has been convicted of receiving 12.6 million rubles for arranging contracts for repair and construction work. The court sentenced him to 5 years in a strict-regime penal colony and a fine of over 12 million rubles; the cases against two other defendants are still being heard.
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Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY 
Fakt Kstati... Novosti NN · 5.6K views - 12
A store instead of the promised clinic on Zarechny Boulevard
A grocery store is preparing to open in a building on Zarechny Boulevard that was built for an adaptive children's clinic. The regional property ministry said that if the improper use of the plot is confirmed, the investor faces a fine and an obligation to vacate the land at its own expense.
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NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY Fakt Zhivem v Nizhnem · 5.5K views - 13
Gasoline shortage and queues at Nizhny Novgorod filling stations
Hours-long queues have formed at Nizhny Novgorod filling stations because of a fuel shortage: some stations have no gasoline, while others sell it at 120–149 rubles per liter. At the same time, propane prices are rising, and the gap with the price of AI-92 has narrowed from 26 to about 19 rubles.
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Chernaya dyra Zloy NN 
Pikabu, teg «NN» · 1.8K views · 50 participants - 14
Bike path and new water main in the settlement of Novoe Doskino
In the settlement of Novoe Doskino, construction of a bike path about 4 km long and the laying of 7 km of new water main are nearing completion under federal national projects.
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Kstati (YouTube) 
Avtozavodets · 7.8K views · 16 participants - 15
Gasoline shortages in Bogorodsk
Residents of Bogorodsk report queues at filling stations and discuss whether the fuel problems will affect bus service.
Pages on this topic: Bogorodsk
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Bogorodskiy forum · 288 views · 3 participants