What people discussed on October 16, 2026

Motorcyclist killed on the Kanavinsky Bridge and traffic jams downtown

On October 13, a 31-year-old motorcyclist collided with a car that was changing lanes on the Kanavinsky Bridge and died. After the accident, traffic jams formed on the bridge, on Nizhne-Volzhskaya Embankment and on the adjoining ramps.

Pages on this topic: Kanavinsky Bridge

Discussed in: NN Avtonovosti Nizhniy №1 Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY NN s ogonkom Kstati... Novosti NN ProNN DTP NN novosti MDK NN Zloy NN Gulyay, NN Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy NN LIFE Zhivem v Nizhnem · 72K views

Metro bridge repairs and camera reconfiguration on the Bor dam

The metro bridge faces repair of the expansion joint at pier No. 6, with traffic restricted to one lane at a time; the start date has not yet been announced. On the Bor bridge dam, road surface repairs are being completed: speed limit signs are already being removed and the photo and video enforcement cameras are being reconfigured.

Pages on this topic: Metro Bridge

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First private liquid household waste drop-off point opens in Sormovo

The first private dumping station for sewage trucks has started operating in the Sormovsky District: fully automated, with wastewater quality control. Mayor Yury Shalabayev said the city plans to open 12–13 such points in total; one more will appear in the Kanavinsky District by the end of the year.

Pages on this topic: Sormovo

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Nizhniy №1 Kstati... Novosti NN Avtozavodets @nizhniy_chp Zloy NN Molniya NN · 12K views · 23 participants

Illegal guest house in Arzamas District and a grave destroyed during cemetery improvement

In the Arzamas District, villagers complain about an illegal guest house built in place of a residential house and rented out by the day: according to neighbors, guests make noise and clash with locals, and appeals to the authorities have brought no result. Separately, people are discussing a story that one grave was destroyed during cemetery improvement work.

Pages on this topic: Arzamassky District

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) · 119K views · over 90 participants

1 billion rubles allocated to buy 38 trolleybuses for the region

The Nizhny Novgorod Region will receive 1 billion rubles from the federal budget to buy at least 38 trolleybuses with an extended off-wire range. The vehicles are to be acquired through financial leasing and delivered in the coming months.

Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom Chernaya dyra Zloy NN Molniya NN · 7.7K views

New heads for the Avtozavodsky, Leninsky and Kstovo districts

Nizhny Novgorod Mayor Yury Shalabayev announced personnel changes: Sergey Lukoyanov will head the Avtozavodsky District, Sergey Kuchin the Leninsky District and Aleksey Rybolovlev the Kstovo District.

Pages on this topic: Avtozavodsky District · Leninsky District · Kstovsky District

Discussed in: VOVK Novosti NN i Oblasti NN LIFE Chernaya dyra Zhivem v Nizhnem · 6.0K views

Crash on Molodyozhny Avenue: driver detained, criminal case opened

A crash involving a motorcyclist occurred on Molodyozhny Avenue in the Avtozavodsky District. The driver has been detained and a criminal case has been opened against him; the question of his expulsion from Russia is also being considered.

Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY DTP NN novosti Gulyay, NN Molniya NN · 3.4K views

Criminal case against Nizhny Novgorod AIDS Center head Apoyan

Solomon Apoyan, head of the Nizhny Novgorod AIDS Center and co-chair of the regional ONF, is charged with abuse of office: according to investigators, he helped arrange inflated social advertising contracts with a particular company, causing about 1 million rubles in damage to the budget. Apoyan admitted guilt and was released under a written undertaking not to leave.

Discussed in: Fakt Gulyay, NN MDK NN Zhivem v Nizhnem Balakhna.RU · 2.0K views

Child injured in the abandoned Yubileyny cinema in Zavolzhye

A child suffered serious injuries in the abandoned Yubileyny cinema in Zavolzhye. The building has been unused since the 2000s, its reconstruction was never completed, and teenagers went there as a place to hang out.

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Kstati... Novosti NN Zavolzhe Balakhna Live · 20K views · 66 participants

Overheated apartments in warm weather after the heating season began

Residents of Nizhny Novgorod complain of overheated apartments: with outdoor temperatures up to +20 degrees, radiators stay hot and indoor temperatures reach +28. Utility resource companies explain that heating cannot be switched off abruptly because of sanitary standards and the risk of pipe deformation.

Discussed in: NeGorkiy NN s ogonkom Intsident NN @nizhniy_chp · 8.8K views

Police sergeant saves large family from fire in Mamleyka

Police sergeant Yevgeny Bandurin, on patrol in the village of Mamleyka in the Sechenovo District, heard cries of fire, led a woman and her children out of the burning house, went back inside, shut off the gas and put out the fire with a garden hose before firefighters arrived. The deed became known from social media; the officer himself did not tell anyone about it.

Discussed in: NeGorkiy Novosti NN i Oblasti NN Novosti Zhivem v Nizhnem · 7.7K views

Vyksa man detained with marijuana and a hidden cannabis grow in the forest

In Vyksa, police detained a 45-year-old electrician in a wooded strip near Lesnoy Gorodok: he had 34 g of marijuana on him, and six pots of cannabis weighing 134 g were found in the forest. A criminal case has been opened, and the man is under a written undertaking not to leave.

Discussed in: NN_TODAY Kstati... Novosti NN @nn800top Vyksa.RF · 7.7K views

Natalya Gvilia named acting Minister of Tourism and Crafts of the region

Natalya Gvilia has been appointed acting Minister of Tourism and Crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. She was previously deputy minister; her predecessor Sergey Yakovlev has resigned.

Discussed in: VOVK Chernaya dyra NN Novosti Gulyay, NN · 7.5K views

Bear culling in Shakhunya and a she-bear entering a Lyskovo District village

The regional Ministry of Forestry has issued a permit to cull two bears in Shakhunya from October 6 to November 4: the animals wander into the town and threaten residents and pets. Separately, a she-bear with cubs was recorded entering the village of Velikovskoye in the Lyskovo District.

Pages on this topic: Shakhunya

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) NN_TODAY Fakt · 78K views · 28 participants

Bears coming out to settlements in the Nizhny Novgorod Region

A she-bear with cubs came out to the village of Velikovskoye in the Lyskovo District; bears have also been spotted near Uren, Shakhunya and Sarov. Legislative Assembly deputies intend to discuss regulating predator numbers; there have been no tragic incidents in the region so far.

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) MDK NN Novosti Nizhegorodskoy oblasti · 76K views · 12 participants

Nizhny Novgorod Region 2027 budget: deficit and spending cuts

At the "zero reading" of the regional budget for 2027, revenues are forecast at 300.7 billion rubles and expenditures at 330.6 billion. Governor Nikitin spoke of optimizing spending, cutting civil servants by 15% and other unpopular decisions.

Discussed in: VOVK Kstati (YouTube) Zhivem v Nizhnem · 4.3K views · 13 participants

Photo of a tennis match at the 19th Moscow Film Festival in Pushkin Garden, 1995

A historical photograph from 1995 has been posted on Pikabu: during the 19th Moscow International Film Festival, a tennis match with festival guests was held on the tennis court in Pushkin Garden in Nizhny Novgorod.

Discussed in: Pikabu, teg «NN» · 9 participants