What people discussed on October 18, 2026

Fires in high-rises on Kazanskoye Highway and Tiraspolskaya Street

On Kazanskoye Highway, 38 people were evacuated from a burning high-rise and firefighters rescued eight; the fire started in a utility room on the 10th floor. On Tiraspolskaya Street, fire damaged two buildings and 8 people were evacuated from a residential one; according to preliminary data, the cause was arson.

Pages on this topic: Kazanskoye Highway

Discussed in: Ni Mash NN s ogonkom Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY @nn800top Zloy NN @nizhniy_chp Zhivem v Nizhnem Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy · 14K views

Teenager falls from the abandoned Yubileiny cinema in Zavolzhye

A 17-year-old boy fell from the third floor of the abandoned Yubileiny cinema in Zavolzhye and was taken to intensive care at the regional children's hospital with a severe head injury; he is in a coma. The building has been abandoned since the 2000s and the site is not guarded.

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Novosti NN i Oblasti Zhivem v Nizhnem · 26K views · 81 participants

Dog shot on Pushkin Street in Zavolzhye

On October 17, a dog was wounded on Pushkin Street in Zavolzhye. The animal was taken to Nizhny Novgorod, operated on and placed in a clinic; veterinarians suspect a weapon more serious than an air gun was used. Police are looking into the circumstances.

Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY Zhivem v Nizhnem Gulyay, NN · 7.5K views

Ural vs. Nizhny Novgorod in Round 14 of the PARI League

FC Nizhny Novgorod played an away match against Ural in Yekaterinburg in Round 14 of the PARI League. A Ural player was sent off late in the game; at the time of publication the score was 1:2 in favor of Nizhny Novgorod.

Discussed in: FK NN Gorkiy Sport Novosti NN i Oblasti · 9.7K views

First liquid household waste collection point opens in Sormovo

The first private automated collection point for liquid household waste has opened in Sormovo. Acceptance costs 180 rubles per cubic meter; 12–13 such points are planned across the city.

Pages on this topic: Sormovo (disambiguation)

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) NN_TODAY Molniya NN · 9.5K views · 30 participants

Pit bike collision near the village of Opalikha outside Kstovo

Near the village of Opalikha outside Kstovo, a Land Rover turning left collided with a pit bike moving along the shoulder. Two teenagers were hospitalized.

Discussed in: NN Avtonovosti Novosti NN i Oblasti NN s ogonkom DTP NN novosti · 10K views

Pensioner in Avtozavodsky District gave scammers almost 5 million rubles in cash and gold

A 69-year-old resident of Avtozavodsky District handed couriers her savings and gold bars bought at a bank, believing calls from fake FSB and Central Bank officers. The damage totaled 4,957,877 rubles, and a criminal case has been opened.

Pages on this topic: Avtozavodsky District

Discussed in: Intsident NN NN_TODAY Zloy NN · 6.3K views

Draft Nizhny Novgorod Region budget for 2027–2029: deficit and cuts in officials

At the preliminary ("zero") readings of the regional budget for 2027–2029, projected revenues of 300.7 billion rubles and expenditures of 330.6 billion were announced; Gleb Nikitin warned of a 15% cut in civil servants. The draft budget amendment also assumes a 1.26 billion ruble drop in excise revenue in 2026 and a quarter fall in capital investment by the end of that year.

Pages on this topic: Gleb Nikitin

Discussed in: Novosti NN i Oblasti Fakt Chernaya dyra · 3.9K views

Ural vs. Nizhny Novgorod: 2:1 in favor of the visitors

FC Nizhny Novgorod is running a live broadcast of its away match against Ural: in the 82nd minute Gleb Shilnikov put the team ahead, and the final score in favor of Nizhny Novgorod is 2:1.

Discussed in: FK NN Gorkiy Sport · 27K views