What people discussed on October 7, 2026

Friendly match between Russia and Nigeria national teams in Nizhny Novgorod

A friendly football match between the Russia and Nigeria national teams was held at the stadium in Nizhny Novgorod, with more than 40,000 spectators in the stands. The game ended in a 3:3 draw, with Nigeria equalizing in the 90th minute.

Discussed in: NeGorkiy NN s ogonkom Nizhniy №1 VOVK FK NN Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY Novosti Nizhegorodskoy oblasti Nizhniy 800 Gorkiy Sport ProNN Pavlovo MDK NN Chernaya dyra NN Novosti NN LIFE Zhivem v Nizhnem Molniya NN · 70K views

Woman dies in house fire in Tonkino

In the settlement of Tonkino on Karl Marx Street, a 90 sq. m residential house burned down at night; while clearing the site, the body of the 57-year-old owner was found. The preliminary cause is a faulty chimney, and an investigation is under way.

Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom Novosti NN i Oblasti Fakt DTP NN novosti NN Novosti Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy Zloy NN Zhivem v Nizhnem · 6.9K views

Bear in Shakhunya: forestry ministry allows population control until November 4

A bear has repeatedly come out to people in Shakhunya; on October 2 a game inspector recorded the animal's tracks near trash containers, and an attack on a dog has been confirmed. The forestry ministry has prepared an order on regulating the number of bears in the region — hunters will work until November 4.

Pages on this topic: Shakhunya

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Kstati... Novosti NN Novosti Nizhegorodskoy oblasti Ogni Nizhnego NN s ogonkom Ni Mash Pavlovo MDK NN · 23K views · 68 participants

Verdict in the case of sexual relations with a minor in Semyonov

The court sentenced an 18-year-old resident of Semyonov in a case of sexual relations with a 14-year-old girl: the convict received 1.5 years of corrective labor without imprisonment. The girl died.

Pages on this topic: Semyonov (disambiguation)

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Kstati... Novosti NN Tipichnyy Semyonov · 45K views · over 90 participants

Restoring power and heating at the Bolshaya Pokrovskaya building after the fire

On September 30 a fire broke out in an apartment at 32 Bolshaya Pokrovskaya: flames covered 30 square meters, and residents were left without electricity, gas and heating. Electricity and heating have been restored, gas is not yet reconnected — specialists are inspecting the in-house equipment.

Pages on this topic: Pokrovka

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Zhivem v Nizhnem · 142K views · 91 participants

Nikitin's talks with Belarus's industry minister on Nizhekotrans and trolleybuses

Governor Gleb Nikitin met with Belarus's Minister of Industry Andrei Kuznetsov: they discussed the Nizhekotrans project for producing trams and electric buses, a contract to supply 60 trolleybuses with extended battery range, and the restart of production at the Kulibin special economic zone site in Dzerzhinsk; the lead trolleybus prototype is due to be presented in December.

Pages on this topic: Gleb Nikitin · Nizhekotrans

Discussed in: VOVK Kstati (YouTube) Kstati... Novosti NN Chernaya dyra Molniya NN NN Novosti · 10K views · 13 participants

Insurance scheme after a crash: at-fault woman's apartment seized

In Nizhny Novgorod, after a minor car accident, the property and accounts of the at-fault woman were seized and her apartment is being prepared for auction — the insurance company recovered its comprehensive-coverage (KASKO) costs through the courts. A video from the Kstati channel gathered 100 comments in three days.

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Kstati... Novosti NN NN_TODAY Arzamas (@arzamas_online) Zloy NN · 136K views · 88 participants

City administration staff on duty at gas stations in Nizhny Novgorod and Kstovo

More than a thousand employees of the Nizhny Novgorod administration, district offices and municipal enterprises are on duty as volunteers at chain gas stations in Nizhny Novgorod and Kstovo, advising drivers and helping keep queues orderly. The measure does not eliminate the fuel shortage, but after supplies increased the situation at some stations has become calmer.

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Ogni Nizhnego NN Novosti · 13K views · 85 participants

Bankruptcy of convicted former TNS Energo head Arzhanov

Dmitry Arzhanov, former CEO and co-owner of TNS Energo, sentenced to 18 years in a strict-regime colony and a fine of 850 million rubles for embezzling 15 billion rubles from grid companies, was declared bankrupt on October 5 on a petition from OOO NES.

Pages on this topic: TNS Energo

Discussed in: VOVK Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY Kstati... Novosti NN · 12K views

Repairs on the Nizhny Novgorod — Kirov highway near Bor through the end of November

A contractor is carrying out round-the-clock repairs on kilometers 22 to 30 of the Nizhny Novgorod — Shakhunya — Kirov highway: milling the top layer of asphalt and laying new surface. Reversible traffic is in effect on the section, and the work is planned to finish by the end of November; it is paused during rush hours on Fridays and Sundays.

Discussed in: NN s ogonkom NN Avtonovosti NN_TODAY Ogni Nizhnego Zhivem v Nizhnem · 5.6K views

Forming the committees of the new Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Region

At the October 6 session, deputies of the eighth-convocation Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Region elected chairs and approved the membership of committees. Seven of the eight committees kept their previous heads; the only chair not from United Russia is the communist Oleg Kiritsa, who heads the transport and road committee; the environmental committee has been abolished and merged with the agrarian one.

Discussed in: VOVK Chernaya dyra Fakt Balakhna.RU · 13K views

Eight settlements near Balakhna without gas for a third day

On October 5 an accident occurred at gas distribution station No. 10 in the settlement of Pervoye Maya in the Balakhna District: eight settlements were left without gas, heating and hot water. Emergency crews are working on site, and residents are not being told when service will be restored.

Pages on this topic: Balakhninsky District

Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 Ni Mash NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY · 10K views

Two teenage train-surfers detained at Svetloyarskaya station

At Svetloyarskaya station, transport police detained two schoolboys aged 15 and 16 who were riding on the outside of a commuter train, holding onto the driver's cab. An administrative report was drawn up against the older one, the younger one's parents were held liable for improper upbringing; 52 train-surfers have been detained in the region since the start of the year.

Discussed in: NN_TODAY Novosti NN i Oblasti MDK NN Zhivem v Nizhnem · 8.2K views

Sentence for a fake gas worker who defrauded 68 residents of Nizhny Novgorod

The court sentenced a man who, as part of a criminal group, posed as employees of OBLGAZ-SERVIS, to 4 years 9 months in a general-regime prison colony. From 2023 to 2025 he and his accomplices convinced residents there was a gas leak and took money for replacing equipment — 68 episodes totaling 590,800 rubles.

Discussed in: NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy Zhivem v Nizhnem · 5.4K views

Street lighting in Novinki Smart City handed over to the municipality

After several years of negotiations, the owner company transferred the outdoor lighting networks of the Novinki Smart City residential complex to municipal ownership. Where possible, the lighting has already been switched on.

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) NN s ogonkom Kstati... Novosti NN · 7.8K views · 16 participants