What people discussed on October 31, 2026
What people were talking about in the city’s Telegram channels, on forums and under the videos of a local TV channel: 21 topics. Translated from Russian.
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550,000-ruble fine for a brawl on the Chuvashia–Moscow train
A female passenger attacked a train attendant after being refused beer: she tore her shirt and scratched her arm. She was taken off the train at the Murom station, the train was delayed by 25 minutes; the court imposed a fine of 550,000 rubles.
- “Brutal, now because of one unhinged woman a bunch of people were late for their trips.” — Darya Sokolova writes in the channel @nn800top
Discussed in:
NN s ogonkom 
Intsident NN 
NN_TODAY 
@nn800top 
MDK NN 
ProNN 
Gulyay, NN 
Zhivem v Nizhnem · 13K views - 2
Detention of a Nizhny Novgorod man over the death of a pensioner in Vladimir
An 18-year-old from Nizhny Novgorod, who became a courier for fraudsters after meeting them online, went to the police himself after the death of a 95-year-old woman in Vladimir. The Vladimir region Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case; the young man is in custody and has been charged.
- “Cruel. Handlers lure people into such schemes.” — Dashenka writes in “NN_TODAY”
All replies (2)
- “It's scary that people so easily believe these fairy tales about safe accounts, even though it's written about everywhere.” — Darya Sokolova writes in “Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy”
Discussed in:
Kstati (YouTube) 
Ni Mash Intsident NN NN_TODAY MDK NN 
DTP NN novosti 
Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy · 141K views · 8 participants - 3
3.45 billion rubles for Nizhny Novgorod region roads in 2027
In 2027, more than 3.45 billion rubles are planned for road construction and reconstruction in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The plans include the Arzamas-1 — Vyezdnoye road, a bypass for Gagarin Avenue, reconstruction of the access road to Ankudinovka, bridges over the Tesha, Medyana and Pyana, and renewal of an emergency-condition overpass in Dzerzhinsk.
Pages on this topic: Gagarin Avenue Bypass Road · Ankudinovka
- “And the bridge from Fuchika connecting to the Gagarin bypass road doesn't even smell like happening yet.” — Evgeniy writes in “Zloy NN”
All replies (3)
- “What, not all the roads have been repaired yet?” — Stasyusha writes in “NN_TODAY”
- “The main thing is that they make it by 2027.” — Yulechka writes in “NN_TODAY”
Discussed in:
Intsident NN NN_TODAY 
Novosti NN i Oblasti 
Fakt 
Avtozavodets 
Zloy NN 
Balakhna.RU · 12K views - 4
Award for the Kstovo girl who saved her friend from an ice hole
In February, nine-year-old Taisiya Shumilkina from Kstovo held her friend, who had fallen through the ice, above the water until adults arrived; on October 30 she was awarded the medal "For Courage" at the Federation Council.
Pages on this topic: Kstovo
- “Thank God both girls stayed alive. But has that dangerous spot, where you can slip and fall into the ice hole, been fixed? Has it been made safe?” — AlexX-f1p writes under the video “Kstati”
All replies (8)
- “Glad when there's good news.” — TheLusion writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Well done. Show us this wonder-footbridge and how they ended up there...” — starputi writes under the video “Kstati”
- “A heroine! Really glad nobody died, because the news is always about someone who went to rescue and drowned himself. Here at least something good.” — Yaginiyagilol writes under the video “Kstati”
- “More positive news like this, please!” — p1uto-52rus writes under the video “Kstati”
- “The girl is great. Thanks to her parents for raising her well.” — SashaAshas-b7n writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Well done!!! At last some good news. But it's very dangerous.” — TashaGordeeva-4g writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Her parents did well. A really cool, brave girl.” — Dobryak-1984 writes under the video “Kstati”
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Kstati (YouTube) NN s ogonkom 
Kstati... Novosti NN Intsident NN Zhivem v Nizhnem · 15K views · 3 participants - 5
Completion of repairs on a section of Kazanskoye Highway
On the section of Kazanskoye Highway from Germana Lopatina Street to Bogdanovicha Street, 22 thousand of 27 thousand square meters of surfacing have been laid; paving of entrances, parking areas and stops is planned to be finished by the end of the week, after which work on lawns, signs and markings will begin.
Pages on this topic: Kazanskoye Highway
- “On all the sections shown in this video the road surface was fine as it was, same as the tram tracks on Suslova Street. Some kind of Sobyaninism.” — EdinyyVesteros writes under the video “Kstati”
All replies (5)
- “An event of universal scale. Tell us how many kilograms of asphalt were laid... Very interesting.” — starputi writes under the video “Kstati”
- “You Nizhny folks have really got fat and spoiled. You replace perfectly good surface several times in 5 years. Have you been to Gorbatov lately? That's not a road, it's a tank range. Since Brezhnev's time.” — AlekseyLeto-v7 writes under the video “Kstati”
- “30 years of major repairs on the highway and each one promises to be the last, but no, next year it all starts over” — luthor2786 writes under the video “Kstati”
- “after the major repair they'll need a major repair of the major repair and then a patch repair of the major repair of the major repair” — stda8215 writes under the video “Kstati”
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NN s ogonkom Kstati (YouTube) Novosti NN i Oblasti Avtozavodets Zhivem v Nizhnem · 8.5K views · 8 participants - 6
Child beaten inside the Gorodets hospital building
Passersby drawn by a child's screams intervened in the forensic examination bureau premises of the Gorodets hospital, where a man was beating a child, and filmed it. The incident was shown by the Kstati TV channel.
- “What is a child even doing in a morgue facility?” — Zheka-f9r7y writes under the video “Kstati” · 28 replies
All replies (11)
- “What kind of outfit is this? And what else do they do with children there??? The prosecutor's office should check, and the guardianship authorities. Where are the parents? What is this, beating a child?” — ksenyaM writes under the video “Kstati” · 25 replies
- “When a parent lacks the intelligence to raise a child with words and example, the belt comes out.” — alenlo9575 writes under the video “Kstati” · 10 replies
- “Horrible, I felt sick from the child's screams! However the child misbehaved, you can't raise them like this, you can punish with words and actions! Thanks to the people who didn't walk past!” — ElenaLemesheva-s5s writes under the video “Kstati” · 12 replies
- “The police mock us with this "a check is being carried out"... They only fulfil their "fortress" plan well..” — OlegBoytsev writes under the video “Kstati” · 8 replies
- “Thanks to the caring people.” — crazy_morro writes under the video “Kstati” · 6 replies
- “This is HORRIBLE. Thank you, kind people. What SICK people work in places like this!!!!!!” — YourDamagedEgo writes under the video “Kstati”
- “This is real sadism, torture.” — freeforest6893 writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Thanks that there are still caring people, passersby. The woman is very upset.” — KsenyaMihailovna writes under the video “Kstati”
- “This is brutal. On the head!! Damn sadist. Right that a complaint was filed, they weren't let off.” — mflober writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Lord, what is going on, my heart can't take it, the scum, what they're doing, beating children so cruelly, beasts, prison is waiting for them!” — LillI_silver writes under the video “Kstati”
Discussed in:
Kstati (YouTube) Kstati... Novosti NN NN_TODAY 
Novosti Nizhegorodskoy oblasti DTP NN novosti 
@nizhniy_chp · 119K views · 43 participants - 7
Child hit at a pedestrian crossing in Dzerzhinsk
On an unregulated pedestrian crossing on Tsiolkovsky Avenue in Dzerzhinsk, a BMW driver hit a 10-year-old boy who was with a bicycle. The child was injured and hospitalized; the circumstances of the accident are being established.
- “Note that the man speaks sensibly, admits his fault, doesn't run from the camera. And remember how the worthless ones from government agencies behave.” — oopto writes under the video “Kstati” · 37 replies
All replies (5)
- “In that one minute the guy managed to imagine himself being arrested, interrogated, jailed and tried” — Abu-Ayran-Ibn-Kefir writes under the video “Kstati” · 30 replies
- “haha I'm sure he wasn't even gray before the accident))” — Evgeniy-n5shch6f writes under the video “Kstati” · 15 replies
- “When you've just driven out of the showroom with a 20-year loan” — vadimko87 writes under the video “Kstati” · 14 replies
- “A rare case. He didn't try to wriggle out, which today is already a feat. A cowardly creature would have started blaming anyone but himself” — Sebas45 writes under the video “Kstati”
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Kstati (YouTube) NN s ogonkom Intsident NN 
NN LIFE DTP NN novosti · 163K views · 19 participants - 8
Progress of repairs on the Nizhny Novgorod–Bor cable car
On the cable car across the Volga, the towers and station equipment have been inspected: a damaged roller balancer on one of the towers has been replaced, and about 70% of similar units have been serviced. Still ahead are repairs of the cabins, installation of a new rope, commissioning work and expert reviews; it will reopen only after safety is confirmed.
- “They should have built a bridge instead of the cable car, with a sidewalk too, so you could walk across.” — Sergio writes in “Intsident NN”
All replies (2)
- “If only they'd fix everything properly this time and stop closing the line for endless repairs.” — Darya Sokolova writes in the channel @nn800top
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Intsident NN NN s ogonkom @nn800top Gulyay, NN · 8.5K views - 9
Attack on an activist seeking a trial of an illegal alcohol seller in Zavolzhye
A Zavolzhye resident who fights the sale of illegal alcohol has got the owner of a bootleg bar brought to trial. In the course of the confrontation the owner robbed him, and one of the customers attacked him with a knife.
Pages on this topic: Zavolzhye
- “Help the man, what kind of lawlessness is this?!” — redbull8481 writes under the video “Kstati” · 14 replies
All replies (10)
- “Strange that they haven't found a carload of drugs on him yet...” — starputi writes under the video “Kstati” · 11 replies
- “Such a pity that only Nizhny Novgorod has journalists like this. Strength and patience to you.” — gyvubufyvifuvufu writes under the video “Kstati” · 8 replies
- “As if nobody understands who protects these shops and why the police do nothing.” — Suhoy15 writes under the video “Kstati” · 8 replies
- “The man is fighting for the right cause, and the security forces keep silent” — ruscifer writes under the video “Kstati” · 5 replies
- “It's perfectly obvious that this is police corruption… they openly sell bootleg booze, but the police see NOTHING… this is corruption and once agaaain the Prosecutor's Office does nothing… once agaaain lawlessness and abuse of people” — user-rost700 writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Now the police will throw all their forces into protecting the bootleg bar.” — KBK_1507 writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Such a pleasant voice and manner of speaking on this woman, she'd turn a teetotaler into a drinker” — Cvaunto writes under the video “Kstati”
- “The man is doing a good thing, but he should join a public organization to work effectively.” — kart2v writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Everyone knows that the stalls of policemen's relatives are like duty free” — Govard_Lansky writes under the video “Kstati”
Discussed in:
Kstati (YouTube) Kstati... Novosti NN 
Balakhna Live · 77K views · 56 participants - 10
Kstovo man sold his car and transferred 1.5 million rubles to scammers
A 28-year-old Kstovo resident, after calls from fake tax service, support service and Central Bank employees, sold his car and transferred the proceeds to "safe accounts." A criminal case has been opened and the police are searching for the perpetrators.
- “Selling a car for the sake of a "safe account" is going too far.” — Ninochka writes in “NN_TODAY”
All replies (2)
- “Some strange way to sell a car, no?” — Stasya writes in “NN_TODAY”
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Kstovo NN_TODAY DTP NN novosti · 17K views - 11
Replacement of the main water pipeline on Moskovskoye Highway
Replacement of the main water pipeline on Moskovskoye Highway has begun using a trenchless method, without closing traffic. The first 300 meters of the planned 2+ km have been laid; the work is due to finish by the end of 2027.
Pages on this topic: Moscow Highway
- “PVC pipes are much cheaper and just as corrosion-proof, aren't they? What the hell, you plan to drill there for almost 3 years? In that time you could build a metro across all of Russia?” — luthor2786 writes under the video “Kstati” · 5 replies
All replies (11)
- “100 meters a month, they should lay almost 2 km by 2028” — BartSimpson-zh5t writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Trenchless technologies for laying pipelines, power grids and communications are known worldwide as NO-DIG or TRENCHLESS TECHNOLOGIES.” — 2026-h8s writes under the video “Kstati”
- “A similar technology has been used all over Russia since the 90s: the paper method. No trenches, excavators or workers: all the funds are spent on paper, so the pipes are replaced.” — vasiliz.2875 writes under the video “Kstati”
- “I think the contract-free way is better. And more reliable too” — cosmodesant writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Well done! 320 meters in 30 years... at least someone will be made happy by 230 meters in winter” — nobody_somewhere writes under the video “Kstati”
- “00:50 "this isn't subject to corrosion", i.e. cast iron isn't subject to corrosion because it's in balls, not in plates? And that's the deputy director for construction.. he should be given two Nobel prizes” — stda8215 writes under the video “Kstati”
- “A new method is being used: the thieves' method. On paper they do some trenchless method with new pipes, but in fact it's rusty pipes and they hardly do anything, while pocketing huge amounts of budget money.” — ukatubi6458 writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Bet they'll dig it all up later to look for the leak” — tor-e5k writes under the video “Kstati”
- “And will the water coming into homes be good quality with the new pipes? Or let them cut the rates, like for technical water!” — Hyutrb writes under the video “Kstati”
- “At this accelerated pace, he's probably working alone” — CDesign152 writes under the video “Kstati”
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Kstati (YouTube) 
NeGorkiy Novosti NN i Oblasti · 14K views · 20 participants - 12
Closure of Zelensky Descent on November 4 and bus route changes
On November 4 from 00:01 to 18:00, Zelensky Descent and Shirokaya Street will be closed; more than ten bus routes will detour via Pokhvalinsky Descent and Ilyinskaya, Dobrolyubova, Oktyabrskaya and Varvarskaya streets. Routes No. 32, 39, 50, 79 and 99 will also be extended from November 2 and 9.
Pages on this topic: Zelensky Descent
- “The main thing is that the buses actually show up.” — Lenochka writes in “NN_TODAY”
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Nizhniy №1 NN_TODAY Gulyay, NN · 11K views - 13
Arzamas teacher Sokolova appointed adviser to the Minister of Education
Svetlana Sokolova, a primary school teacher at Arzamas School No. 12 and winner of the "First Teacher" competition, has been appointed adviser to Russian Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov. This was reported by Lobachevsky University rector Oleg Trofimov.
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Nizhniy №1 
VOVK Novosti NN i Oblasti · 11K views - 14
Sports club project on Rodionova Street
The Nizhny Novgorod city planning ministry (Mingrad) has approved the architectural look of a six-story sports center with built-in parking next to building No. 186B on Rodionova Street. The total floor area of the building will be 18,500 sq. meters.
Pages on this topic: Rodionov Street
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Ogni Nizhnego NN s ogonkom @nizhniy_chp · 7.4K views - 15
Moose falls into cellar near stud farm in Pochinki
In the Pochinki district, a young moose fell into a cellar near the stud farm on Zarechnaya Street. Staff of the forestry ministry and the veterinary service gave the animal a sedative and pulled it out with an excavator.
- “Poor animal, good thing people were nearby and helped it.” — Polina writes in “Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy”
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Ogni Nizhnego Fakt Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy · 5.0K views - 16
Wheel clamps on the Nizhnevolzhskaya Embankment
Wheel clamps have been installed on the Nizhnevolzhskaya Embankment for cars violating parking rules in the pedestrian zone. Viewers discuss how justified this solution is.
Pages on this topic: Nizhnevolzhskaya Embankment
- “And the "no stopping" sign there doesn't bother her?” — AndreyMonk-g4ts writes under the video “Kstati” · 180 replies
All replies (12)
- “Fair enough. Now she'll pay attention to signs. Maybe she'll even learn the traffic rules.” — NikolayNogin-shch7f writes under the video “Kstati” · 70 replies
- “Good posts. The girl is reasonable, she messed up herself and admitted the mistake. The situation is clear. Be careful, watch where you leave your property.” — lenin9369 writes under the video “Kstati” · 49 replies
- “We need more of these little posts” — RomanGarder writes under the video “Kstati” · 38 replies
- “In Russia only posts like these cure offenders” — Apach writes under the video “Kstati” · 33 replies
- “We need more of these magic posts. Especially at pedestrian crossings and in pedestrian zones. And automatic spikes at traffic lights are still missing.” — Baal_Bes writes under the video “Kstati” · 28 replies
- “Well, now I know what a "bollard" is.” — MaksimAndreev-i5m writes under the video “Kstati” · 20 replies
- “I didn't see it, I didn't know — that's how we'll put it)” — Cvaunto writes under the video “Kstati” · 18 replies
- “Well, the post didn't care that you'd pulled up” — Evgeniy-ts9ya1b writes under the video “Kstati” · 16 replies
- “It would be good to put them in front of schools, otherwise "I'm a mother" types bring their kids and drive right up to the entrance.” — rifyakupov-q4y writes under the video “Kstati” · 7 replies
- “Next time park on the frozen river, and then in spring tell everyone there was no water there” — IvanIvanov-n4ts2sh writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Now she'll know. They're used to parking wherever they like” — Khonda-u7kh writes under the video “Kstati”
Discussed in:
Kstati (YouTube) · 257K views · 43 participants - 17
Garbage by the bins and sewage on the streets of Bogorodsk
Residents of the Bogorodsk District complain about garbage piling up around overflowing bins: the regional operator removes only the contents of the bins and does not clear the heap beside them. Separately, sewage is reported spreading from manholes on the streets of Bogorodsk.
Pages on this topic: Bogorodsky District
- “Somehow reforms don't work out in Russia. Education, healthcare, pensions, garbage. Whatever those parasites in the Duma take up only gets worse. And I forgot about capital repairs.” — alex2222676 writes under the video “Kstati” · 7 replies
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- “Until the garbage is taken out of the administration, it will stay like this.” — alexandersoplyakov writes under the video “Kstati”
- “You can't burn branches in your garden!!! They charge not a small sum, but the garbage isn't removed on time. A mess in every area and nobody answers for anything.” — Hyutrb writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Well, the main thing is not to forget to raise the garbage collection fee, and since the dump will keep growing, they can start fining citizens too.” — StrannyeLyudiKhotyatNeponyatnogo writes under the video “Kstati”
- “What does the Bogorodsk District have to do with it, this has long been Nizhny Novgorod territory.” — Arina74 writes under the video “Kstati”
- “This is in all the villages of Russia; even in the Moscow region.” — semenkazadaev3783 writes under the video “Kstati”
- “No, dear friends, this isn't the problem of one district or region, it's the problem of the WHOLE country, which couldn't help but arise under this system of management created by this government: a maximum of people wanting to get rich and a minimum wanting to do a good job…” — AndreyChernikov-sh5y writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Escaped from stability. Interesting why the administration doesn't bear responsibility for such contracts, they sign everything, they should vet the contractor.” — cosmodesant writes under the video “Kstati”
- “The administration's answer on garbage: "Hey cop, don't pin a sentence on me."” — Cvaunto writes under the video “Kstati”
- “The garbage reform succeeded, bravo.” — VladimirIlich-ts8n writes under the video “Kstati”
Discussed in:
Kstati (YouTube) 
Bogorodskiy forum · 29K views · 4 participants - 18
Wolf spotted near private houses in Uzhovka
Residents of the village of Uzhovka in the Pochinki district report that a wild wolf ran out of the forest and is running around near private houses. According to the spring state monitoring, there were 17 wolves in the Nizhny Novgorod region.
Pages on this topic: Uzhovka
- “What do you mean 17? In the whole region?” — Anna Maslennikova writes in “Ni Mash”
All replies (5)
- “More likely a rabid one. Should be shot.” — Dragonsbane writes in “Ni Mash”
- “So now people can't even step out of their houses in peace?” — Sofia writes in “Ni Mash”
- “Poor animal, most likely it was just hungry and came out to people for food.” — Nastya writes in “Ni Mash”
- “Harsh, but it's important to know about such guests in the village” — Adelina writes in “Ni Mash”
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Car fires in Balakhna
On October 31, several car fires were reported in Balakhna: on Dubravnaya Street, near the Berkut café and near the registry office in Gorres.
Pages on this topic: Balakhna
- “One burned 3 posts ago too... Don't they burn a bit too often?” — Tigra writes in “NN Avtonovosti”
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NN Avtonovosti Balakhna Live · 3.9K views - 20
Bus route changes in Avtozavodsky District and residents' requests
From November 2 and 9, the routes of buses No. 39 and No. 32 will change in Nizhny Novgorod, and Nos. 50, 79 and 99 will be extended to new terminals; the dates for the last three have not been announced yet. After the transport reform, residents ask to bring back the cancelled routes that linked Avtozavod with other districts, and to add flights to the airport and night services. People argue whether the announced changes are enough: residents still demand the return of the cancelled routes T-44, T-49, T-37 and others.
Pages on this topic: Avtozavodsky District
- “They're changing everything again, now we'll have to relearn which bus goes where.” — Darya Sokolova writes in “Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy”
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Novosti NN i Oblasti Pervyy Nizhegorodskiy · 2.7K views - 21
Complaints about paid-for building materials not handed over in Arzamas
Buyers of building materials in Arzamas report that a shop takes money for goods but does not hand them over; the shop owner explains the refusal to deliver by the bad behavior of a female customer.
Pages on this topic: Arzamas (disambiguation)
- “With the police being useless, schemes like this will only flourish” — KBK_1507 writes under the video “Kstati” · 29 replies
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- “How many stories is this now about such "entrepreneurs", and the police, as always, have nothing to do with it” — cosmodesant writes under the video “Kstati” · 18 replies
- “They told me they wanted beautiful doors, I brought them beautiful doors, they refused, which offended me greatly, so I took the linoleum hostage” — Cvaunto writes under the video “Kstati” · 12 replies
- “Wow, having paid 100% for the goods, they hope to get "at least something"...” — AltitudeA3 writes under the video “Kstati” · 10 replies
- “Private business being strangled again. A 100% fraud scheme. They take orders for expensive goods, then keep stalling until the buyer agrees to some cheap junk pushed on them. And the difference goes into their pocket. Such are our businessmen.” — mordsharp9913 writes under the video “Kstati” · 6 replies
- “This is pure fraud… With things like this that woman can't run a business, it's plain as day…” — valentynabarclay5799 writes under the video “Kstati”
- “Funny to watch them beg while she wipes her feet on them” — ElenaElena-ts4p9d writes under the video “Kstati” · 5 replies
- “How are a door and linoleum connected? I want it that way, and the law is no concern of mine?)))” — NatalyaApteeva-o3o writes under the video “Kstati”
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Kstati (YouTube) · 139K views · 20 participants