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What people discussed on October 23, 2026

What people were talking about in the city’s Telegram channels, on forums and under the videos of a local TV channel: 11 topics. Translated from Russian.

  1. 1

    Fine for Urbantech Service over the incident on the cable car to Bor

    The Nizhegorodsky District Court fined the company Urbantech Service 250 thousand rubles for violating industrial safety requirements after the July incident on the cable car. The crossing remains closed; according to preliminary estimates, restoration will take another four to five months, as specialists plan to fully replace the main traction rope.

    Pages on this topic: Nizhny Novgorod Cable Car · Urbantekh Servis

    Discussed in: Ni Mash Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY Kstati... Novosti NN Zhivem v Nizhnem NN Novosti NN LIFE Molniya NN · 15K views

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    Sentence for the double murder on Lyuba Shevtsova Street

    A court sentenced a 51-year-old Nizhny Novgorod man to 17 years in a strict-regime penal colony for killing two acquaintances. The crime took place on 20 September 2025 in a house on Lyuba Shevtsova Street: during an argument, the man shot two people with a firearm.

    Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom DTP NN novosti Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy Zloy NN Gulyay, NN Zhivem v Nizhnem · 9.3K views

  3. 3

    105-year-old Kstovo woman attacked volunteers with a knife

    According to the TV channel Kstati, a 105-year-old woman attacked volunteers with a knife and is in conflict with the cafe located beneath her apartment. The videos do not reveal details of the incident.

    Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) · 168K views · 90 participants

  4. 4

    Track laying on the Sennaya – Ploshchad Svobody metro section

    In the Nizhny Novgorod metro tunnels between the future Sennaya and Ploshchad Svobody stations, concreting of the base is nearing completion, after which the laying of track concrete and rails will begin. It is also reported that traffic on the metro bridge will be temporarily restricted from 26 October until mid-November because of the replacement of an expansion joint.

    Discussed in: Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY Ni Mash NN LIFE Zhivem v Nizhnem NN Novosti · 5.9K views

  5. 5

    Polar bear Nikolay at Limpopo given a pumpkin stuffed with fish

    At the Limpopo zoo in Nizhny Novgorod, polar bear Nikolay was given an autumn treat: a giant pumpkin filled with fish.

    Pages on this topic: Limpopo Zoo

    Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY NN LIFE Molniya NN · 10K views

  6. 6

    Sergey Kornilov's detention extended until 23 November

    A court extended by a month the pretrial detention of Sergey Kornilov, accused of aggressive driving after the crash on Pokhvalinsky Descent on 20 May. According to channels, the investigation is nearing completion.

    Pages on this topic: Pokhvalinskiy Descent

    Discussed in: Nizhniy №1 NN s ogonkom NN_TODAY DTP NN novosti MDK NN Molniya NN · 8.6K views

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    Scheme of swapping goods in returns at a retail chain

    Four former employees of a retail chain will stand trial in Nizhny Novgorod: a manager and three female employees copied receipt data of real customers and, when processing returns, swapped new electronics for cheap equivalents. Over a year the group committed at least 23 episodes, and the damage to the company exceeded 500 thousand rubles; the defendants are under a written undertaking not to leave.

    Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) · 352K views · 68 participants

  8. 8

    Seventh-grader's attack on a history teacher in Dzerzhinsk

    At one of the schools in Dzerzhinsk, a seventh-grader hit a history teacher. The teacher suffered a mild concussion and is under medical observation.

    Pages on this topic: Dzerzhinsk

    Discussed in: Kstati... Novosti NN NN_TODAY DTP NN novosti NN Avtonovosti · 20K views

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    Seventh-grader's attack on a teacher at School No. 32 in Dzerzhinsk

    At School No. 32 in Dzerzhinsk, a thirteen-year-old pupil attacked a 24-year-old teacher during a history lesson: he knocked over a computer and hit the teacher. The teacher was diagnosed with a concussion and the teenager was taken to the police; the director of the education department stated that the pupil attacked first.

    Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) · 217K views · 44 participants

  10. 10

    Painting over drug advertising in the Avtozavodsky District

    In the Avtozavodsky District, schoolchildren, activists and administration staff, as part of the project "Art-Zabeg.Tima", are painting over inscriptions advertising banned substances on Molodyozhny Avenue and Makovskogo Street; since the beginning of the year, 104 inscriptions have been removed.

    Pages on this topic: Avtozavodsky District

    Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) Avtozavodets · 6.9K views · 43 participants

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    Felling of century-old forests in Bor District, ruled by a court to be fields

    A Bor court ruled that state forests of former Soviet collective and state farms are fields and handed them over to private owners; according to a report, the felling has reached thousands of hectares. Local authorities call what is happening lawful.

    Pages on this topic: Borsky District

    Discussed in: Kstati (YouTube) · 105K views · 25 participants