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What people discussed on October 9, 2026

What people were talking about in the city’s Telegram channels, on forums and under the videos of a local TV channel: 14 topics. Translated from Russian.

  1. 1

    No heating in Zavolzhye and settlements of Balakhna District

    In Zavolzhye several streets and neighborhoods remain without heat after an accident on the heating main on Ryleyev Street; utility workers reported that the leak had been fixed, but radiators in the buildings are still cold. In 13 settlements of Balakhna District there has been no gas for the third day, which also means no hot water or heating.

    Pages on this topic: Zavolzhye · Balakhninsky District

    Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Ni Mash NN_TODAY NN s ogonkom Fakt MDK NN @nizhniy_chp Balakhna.RU Zhivem v Nizhnem Gulyay, NN · 35K views · 75 participants

  2. 2

    Design of the main building of the Neumark IT campus approved

    The Nizhny Novgorod regional urban development ministry has approved the architectural design of the main academic building of the Neumark IT campus on Dalnyaya Street. The six-story building of over 31,000 square meters is planned to be built by 2028.

    Pages on this topic: Neimark IT Campus · Dalnaya Street

    Discussed in: NN s ogonkom Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY MDK NN Chernaya dyra ProNN NN Novosti Zloy NN · 7.8K views

  3. 3

    Illegal alcohol warehouse in Kanavinsky District

    An underground alcohol warehouse was found in Kanavinsky District of Nizhny Novgorod: 439 liters of liquor without a license or documents were seized. Administrative reports were drawn up against the entrepreneur, and the products were sent for examination.

    Pages on this topic: Kanavinsky District

    Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY NN s ogonkom Novosti NN i Oblasti NN Novosti @nizhniy_chp DTP NN novosti · 8.9K views

  4. 4

    Anti-drug unit chief dismissed for moonlighting as a taxi driver

    The head of the drug control unit at Police Station No. 8 in the Sormovsky District has been dismissed from the Interior Ministry over loss of trust. The Sormovsky District prosecutor's office found that he ran a business, a taxi and courier delivery service, through an affiliated individual entrepreneur.

    Discussed in: Novosti NN i Oblasti NN s ogonkom Kstati... Novosti NN NN_TODAY Chernaya dyra MDK NN Zhivem v Nizhnem · 7.2K views

  5. 5

    Nizhny Novgorod Region tourism minister resigns after station brawl

    Nizhny Novgorod Region Tourism Minister Sergey Yakovlev has resigned after an incident at a railway station, where, while intoxicated, he clashed with police and FC NN players; he spent three days in a detention cell.

    Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Ni Mash Novosti NN i Oblasti · 178K views · over 90 participants

  6. 6

    Snow-clearing fleet renewed ahead of winter

    A review of snow-clearing equipment was held in Nizhny Novgorod: 150 new units have been purchased and another 50 were transferred by Moscow. Since 2021 the municipal equipment fleet has grown from 370 to more than 700 units.

    Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Ogni Nizhnego · 15K views · 93 participants

  7. 7

    Director of the Creativity House in Diveyevo convicted of embezzlement

    The court found the former director of the Creativity House, a supplementary education institution in Diveyevo, guilty of misappropriation, embezzlement and abuse of official powers. She received a five-year suspended prison sentence and a 2.5-year ban on public service; the damages were recovered in favor of the Diveyevo District.

    Discussed in: NN s ogonkom Kstati... Novosti NN NN Novosti Nizhniy №1 Zhivem v Nizhnem Molniya NN · 5.6K views

  8. 8

    Fountain on Minin Square winterized

    Preparation of the city's main fountain for winter has begun on Minin Square: specialists brought in equipment, the water will be shut off, and then preventive work will be carried out. The fountain is scheduled to be restarted next summer.

    Pages on this topic: Minin Square

    Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 MDK NN NN Novosti Balakhna.RU Ogni Nizhnego NN Avtonovosti · 5.4K views

  9. 9

    Chkalov airport received flights diverted from Moscow

    On October 8, Chkalov airport operated as an alternate airfield for the Moscow air hub and received 16 flights because of temporary restrictions at the capital's airports; all services were switched to heightened readiness. Later, the restrictions on accepting and dispatching aircraft were lifted at Chkalov itself as well.

    Discussed in: Kstovo Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom Novosti NN i Oblasti Molniya NN · 25K views

  10. 10

    Valday and Meteor navigation ends on October 18

    Navigation of the Valday and Meteor hydrofoils will end on October 18; extending the Valday on the Nizhny Novgorod–Bor route until early November is being considered, but no decision has been made yet.

    Pages on this topic: Valday (truck)

    Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY Zloy NN · 17K views

  11. 11

    100 years since the birth of Yevgeny Yevstigneyev

    Nizhny Novgorod channels mark the centenary of actor Yevgeny Yevstigneyev, recalling his childhood in the village of Volodarskogo, his work as a fitter at the Krasnaya Etna plant and the start of his creative career in Gorky. Nizhny Novgorod has two monuments to Yevstigneyev: by the Drama Theatre and on the Verkhne-Volzhskaya Embankment.

    Pages on this topic: Evgeniy Evstigneev

    Discussed in: VOVK NN.Sobaka.ru NeGorkiy Nizhniy 800 Balakhna.RU · 16K views

  12. 12

    Antimonopoly case against Norsi-Pirs over gasoline prices

    The Nizhny Novgorod regional antimonopoly office has opened a case against the Kstovo company Norsi-Pirs over possible unjustified inflation of small-wholesale prices for AI-92 and AI-95 gasoline. If a violation is confirmed, the company faces a fine.

    Discussed in: NN s ogonkom Nizhniy №1 Novosti NN i Oblasti Chernaya dyra Zhivem v Nizhnem · 6.7K views

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    Sentence for a former airport police officer over organizing illegal migration

    A former inspector of the Nizhny Novgorod airport's linear police department has been sentenced to 4.5 years in a penal colony. The court found him guilty of organizing illegal migration, abuse of official powers and fraud.

    Discussed in: NN s ogonkom Intsident NN NN_TODAY Molniya NN · 7.6K views

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    New architectural lighting for the Smolensk Cathedral in Vyezdnoye

    A test switch-on of the new architectural lighting of the Smolensk Cathedral was held in the village of Vyezdnoye in the Arzamas District, Governor Gleb Nikitin reported.

    Discussed in: NN s ogonkom Arzamas (@arzamas_online) Chernaya dyra Ogni Nizhnego · 5.3K views