What people discussed on October 25, 2026
What people were talking about in the city’s Telegram channels, on forums and under the videos of a local TV channel: 13 topics. Translated from Russian.
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Expansion joint repair on the Metro Bridge from October 26
From October 26, replacement of an expansion joint will begin on the Nizhny Novgorod Metro Bridge. Traffic will not be closed completely: restrictions will be introduced one lane at a time, and the work is planned to be finished by the start of the second ten days of November.
Pages on this topic: Metro Bridge
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NN Avtonovosti 
Nizhniy №1 
NN s ogonkom 
Intsident NN 
Novosti NN i Oblasti 
Kstati (YouTube) 
DTP NN novosti 
NN Novosti 
Zloy NN 
Molniya NN 
Fakt · 40K views · 17 participants - 2
Launch of the driverless MiNiN tram on route No. 5
Since October 25, the MiNiN retro tram with an autopilot has been running on route No. 5 between Lyadov Square and Myza, for now under a driver's supervision. The Nizhny Novgorod region is included in the federal experiment on testing driverless public transport.
Discussed in:
NeGorkiy Novosti NN i Oblasti 
NN_TODAY 
Gulyay, NN 
MDK NN 
Zhivem v Nizhnem · 12K views - 3
Moose runs onto the road in Sarov
In Sarov, a moose ran onto the roadway in front of moving cars. Channels remind people that it is the moose rutting season and urge drivers to be careful.
Pages on this topic: Sarov
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Nizhniy №1 Intsident NN NN Avtonovosti DTP NN novosti 
@nizhniy_chp Molniya NN · 6.3K views - 4
Crash with pit bike riders in the Seventh Heaven mall parking lot
In the parking lot of the Seventh Heaven shopping and entertainment center, a car collided with pit bike riders. According to some reports, a 14-year-old teenager is among the injured.
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NN Avtonovosti NN s ogonkom Intsident NN NN_TODAY DTP NN novosti · 17K views - 5
Possible nuclear power plant in the region by the mid-2030s
At the Nizhny Novgorod Economic Forum, RAS academician Alexander Sergeyev said a nuclear power plant could be built in the Nizhny Novgorod region by the mid-2030s, with construction taking six to seven years. No specific site has been chosen; the decision will depend on economic feasibility and demand for electricity.
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NeGorkiy Novosti NN i Oblasti Intsident NN 
Vyksa.RF NN Novosti · 9.9K views - 6
Private kindergarten director suspected of embezzling parents' fees
In Nizhny Novgorod, the 33-year-old director of a private kindergarten is suspected of fraud: from April to July 2023 she collected childcare payments onto her personal card, and at least seven people were affected, for about 227,000 rubles. A criminal case has been opened, and the woman is under a written undertaking not to leave.
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Kstati (YouTube) Nizhniy №1 Intsident NN Gulyay, NN · 113K views · 74 participants - 7
Trial of four store employees over swapping goods in returns
A former manager and three employees of a retail chain store processed returns using real customers' receipts, replacing the original equipment with cheap analogues: at least 23 episodes over a year, with damage of more than 500,000 rubles. The defendants are under a written undertaking not to leave, and their property has been seized in the amount of more than 9 million rubles.
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NN_TODAY Intsident NN 
Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy @nizhniy_chp · 6.1K views - 8
Two electric bus fires in a month, preliminarily blamed on technical faults
Two electric buses burned in Nizhny Novgorod within a month: on September 16 on General Ivliev Street, preliminarily due to a short circuit in the traction battery compartment, and on October 16 on Rokossovsky Street, due to broken contacts between the stator and the inverter. The causes of the fires are still preliminary.
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Nizhniy №1 Intsident NN NN_TODAY Gulyay, NN · 4.1K views - 9
Video of driving in the oncoming lane on Minin Square at 120 km/h
A driver drove in the oncoming lane on Minin Square at 120 km/h and posted the video of the violation himself. The police response is awaited.
Pages on this topic: Minin Square
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NN Avtonovosti NN_TODAY Molniya NN · 6.3K views - 10
Arzamas Machine-Building Plant plans to produce the KOMBAT off-road vehicle
The Arzamas Machine-Building Plant plans to start serial production of the KOMBAT four-wheel-drive off-road vehicle around the turn of 2026–2027. The car will have a 2.5-liter turbodiesel with 149 hp, will come in five- and seven-seat versions, and will cost from 3.5 to 5 million rubles.
Pages on this topic: Arzamas Machine-Building Plant
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Novosti NN i Oblasti NN_TODAY NN Novosti · 4.0K views - 11
Welcome for European table tennis champion Elizabeth Abraamyan at Moskovsky Railway Station
Residents of Nizhny Novgorod welcomed Elizabeth Abraamyan at Moskovsky Railway Station after she won gold in the singles at the European table tennis championship, the first in the history of modern Russia.
Pages on this topic: Moscow Railway Station
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NN s ogonkom NN Novosti 
NN LIFE · 3.8K views - 12
Number of fathers on parental leave in the region up ninefold in four years
According to the regional branch of the Social Fund, 5,420 fathers are now receiving the childcare benefit for a child up to age one and a half, compared with 580 four years ago. The payment is 40% of average earnings, and a father may return to work early without losing the benefit.
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Novosti NN i Oblasti NN Novosti Gulyay, NN · 3.4K views - 13
Four regional awards at the all-Russian competition of integrated territorial development projects
The Nizhny Novgorod region received four federal awards at the 1st All-Russian competition of integrated territorial development projects: the regional Ministry of Urban Development was recognized for preparing and launching such projects and for its regulatory system, and two more awards relate to the Chernigovskaya Embankment project. The Sarov project was also named one of the best in the country.
Pages on this topic: Sarov
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Novosti NN i Oblasti 
Sarov NN Novosti · 2.4K views