What people discussed on October 22, 2026

Official and management company director arrested in Sarov over embezzlement in terrenkur improvement

A criminal fraud case has been opened in Sarov: the director of the administration's urban services department and the CEO of a management company are accused of embezzling over 2 million rubles during the improvement of the terrenkur (health trail). According to investigators, the contractor submitted fictitious acceptance certificates for completed work, and the official signed them and approved payment. Both have been arrested.

Discussed in: Ni Mash Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom VOVK Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY @nn800top Chernaya dyra Fakt Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy @nizhniy_chp Gulyay, NN Molniya NN · 28K views

Restoration of tram route No. 21 in the Leninsky District

The reconstruction of the tram tracks from Dubki Park to Komsomolskaya Square in Nizhny Novgorod has been completed: 8.3 km of rails, the overhead contact line and a set of points were replaced. Service on route No. 21 "Chyorny Prud – Dubki Park" has been restored.

Pages on this topic: Dubki Park · Komsomolskaya Square

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Nizhniy №1 NeGorkiy Ogni Nizhnego @nn800top ProNN NN Novosti Gulyay, NN Molniya NN Zhivem v Nizhnem · 18K views · 16 participants

Automatic bollards on Kozhevennaya Street damaged a parked car

On Kozhevennaya Street, automatic parking bollards rose from the ground and damaged a car's bumper. The owner did not know they were there: the bollards were lowered when she parked.

Pages on this topic: Kozhevennaya Street

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30% drop in first-time alcoholism diagnoses in the Nizhny Novgorod Region

According to the Russian Ministry of Health, in 2025 alcoholism or alcoholic psychosis was diagnosed for the first time in 1,253 residents of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, which is 30% fewer than in 2024 and one of the lowest figures in ten years.

Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 Intsident NN NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY Zhivem v Nizhnem @nizhniy_chp Molniya NN NN Novosti · 8.9K views

Multi-car crash in Nagulino: driver died at the wheel

On October 21, on Obyedineniya Street in Nagulino, a Nissan driver died at the wheel and his car collided with several vehicles. One of the people involved in the crash has been hospitalized.

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Sentence for the murder of two people in the village of Voroshilovsky

A resident of the village of Voroshilovsky in the Avtozavodsky District has been sentenced to 17 years in a strict-regime penal colony for killing two neighbors. Relatives of the victims consider the punishment too lenient.

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Kstati... Novosti NN Zloy NN · 31K views · 93 participants

Scandal at the Diveyevo police department

The TV channel Kstati reports several incidents involving officers of the Diveyevo police department: a district police officer took his own life, after which his wife, also a police officer, and the head of the department, according to the outlet, drunkenly caused a crash while fleeing a chase; separately, it is reported that another police officer caused grievous bodily harm to a person and, according to his relatives, is trying to evade responsibility.

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) · 836K views · 92 participants

Fatal multi-vehicle crash on the Nagulinsky overpass

On the evening of 21 October, a multi-vehicle crash involving four cars occurred on the Nagulinsky overpass. The Nissan driver died, and the Volkswagen driver was hospitalized.

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142 criminal cases from Operation Nelegal-2026 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region

From 1 to 10 October, during the second stage of the federal operation Nelegal-2026 in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, 1,319 violations of migration law were identified and 142 criminal cases were opened. It was decided to expel 171 foreign nationals from the country, and 161 were banned from entering Russia.

Discussed in: Ni Mash Intsident NN Novosti NN i Oblasti Chernaya dyra Zhivem v Nizhnem Fakt · 7.4K views

Chkalov Airport switches to its winter schedule on October 25

From October 25 to March 27, Chkalov Airport will operate on its autumn-winter schedule: flights to 19 destinations, seven of them international. UVT Aero plans to resume flights to Orenburg early next year.

Pages on this topic: Chkalov Airport

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Nizhny Novgorod Quality Mark award for the Catering Directorate after school meal complaints

The municipal Catering Directorate received a regional quality award, even though dangerous bacteria were found in its products this summer, and in September Rospotrebnadzor twice issued warnings over complaints from pupils at Schools No. 9 and No. 190 about the quality of food in their canteens.

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Complaints about booking doctor appointments at Sormovo Polyclinic No. 3

A patient reported that at the polyclinic at 9 Tsiolkovskogo Street they do not answer phone calls, say in person that there are no appointment slots, and canceled an appointment with a doctor that she had already received.

Discussed in: Kstati... Novosti NN Intsident NN Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY Molniya NN · 11K views

Restoration of the old water tower in Arzamas

In Arzamas, work on renovating the water tower, a cultural heritage site of regional significance, has been completed: the scaffolding has been taken down, and a new dome topped with a figure of a deer and an elevator to the observation deck have been installed.

Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom NeGorkiy Arzamas (@arzamas_online) Gulyay, NN · 9.8K views

New arrivals at the Limpopo zoo: newborns and new animals

This autumn, the Limpopo zoo saw the birth of cubs of the brown capuchin, marmoset and Patagonian mara, and two chicks for a pair of black swans. The zoo also welcomed a female giant red kangaroo, a male reindeer and a female white-faced saki.

Pages on this topic: Limpopo Zoo

Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY MDK NN Gulyay, NN @nizhniy_chp · 9.8K views

Valdai hydrofoil service between Nizhny Novgorod and Bor extended to October 25

The company Vodolet has extended river navigation on the Nizhny Novgorod–Bor route by two days: the last sailings are now scheduled for October 25 instead of the 23rd. Because of thick morning fog, some sailings may be delayed or cancelled.

Pages on this topic: Valday (truck)

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Destruction of ancient burials during the landscaping of a square in Gorodets

During the landscaping of Vorozheikin Square in Gorodets, workers of the company Rosseti damaged an archaeological site and human remains, continuing earthworks after local residents pointed out the finds. The work has been halted; the territory belongs to a cultural heritage site of federal significance linked to a medieval town of the 12th century.

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Kstati... Novosti NN Zhivem v Nizhnem Zavolzhe · 123K views · 15 participants

Completion of repairs on Kuzbasskaya Street

Repairs of Kuzbasskaya Street in Nizhny Novgorod have been completed under the national project "Infrastructure for Life": over 68 thousand square meters of road surface were renewed, sidewalks and pedestrian refuges were built, and new road markings were applied.

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) NN s ogonkom DTP NN novosti · 7.6K views · 18 participants

Arrest of the suspects in the murder of an ex-deputy's son in Shakhunya

Two suspects in the murder of Ali Saidov, which took place in December 2024 in Shakhunya, have been detained after almost two years on the wanted list: one was found in Novorossiysk, the other in a region neighboring the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The case drew fresh attention after Ali's father, who had been seeking punishment for the suspects, was shot dead in his own home.

Pages on this topic: Shakhunya

Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) · 124K views · 10 participants