Russia
Open on the live globe ↗Brief · 15 September 2026
Russia's past week was dominated by extensive, widespread wildfire activity, with numerous new and ongoing high-intensity fires detected by satellite across the country, several rated red severity with fire radiative power exceeding 10,000 MW. Klyuchevskoy volcano also entered a new eruptive phase, prompting an orange alert level.
Wildfire Multiple large wildfires broke out across Russia this week, including one with total fire radiative power of 53,270 MW and peak FRP of 1,241 MW, alongside several other red-severity fires ranging from roughly 6,400 to 13,500 MW in total radiative power, all newly detected by satellite sensors.
Volcano Klyuchevskoy has entered a new eruptive phase, with an orange alert level issued as of 14 September 2026.
Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 15 Sept, 10:03 UTC from Hazardly's own event records for the seven days to 15 September 2026. Not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.
Events · last 7 days · 26
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaNew9 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaNew9 Sept, 06:01 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaNew8 Sept, 20:52 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaNew8 Sept, 20:52 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaNew8 Sept, 20:52 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaNew8 Sept, 20:52 UTC
- VolcanoKlyuchevskoyNew14 Sept, 12:40 UTC
19 other tracked events below the significance bar
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaSteady14 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaNew13 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaNew13 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaNew12 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in Russian FederationNew11 Sept, 12:01 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in Russian FederationSteady9 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in Russian FederationSteady9 Sept, 12:01 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in Russian FederationSteady9 Sept, 06:01 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaSteady9 Sept, 00:16 UTC
- WildfireForest fires in Russian FederationSteady9 Sept, 00:01 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaNew8 Sept, 20:52 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaSteady8 Sept, 16:22 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaNew14 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaNew13 Sept, 18:01 UTC
- WildfireWildfire — RussiaNew12 Sept, 06:01 UTC
- Earthquake95 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia9 Sept, 17:31 UTC
- Earthquake176 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia9 Sept, 04:16 UTC
- DroughtDrought in China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, RussiaNew14 Sept, 14:37 UTC
- VolcanoSheveluchNew14 Sept, 12:40 UTC
Seven days of source changes
Revisions · 19 events also first tracked this week
- 14 Sept, 12:01 UTCWildfire — RussiaFire power 2,559 → 2,958 MW
- 14 Sept, 00:01 UTCWildfire — RussiaFire power 3,217 → 2,559 MW
- 11 Sept, 12:01 UTCForest fires in Russian FederationSeverity green → red · Fire power 4,267 MW first reported · Peak FRP 249 MW first reported
- 9 Sept, 18:01 UTCForest fires in Russian FederationFire power 9,640 → 3,386 MW · Peak FRP 606 → 444 MW
- 9 Sept, 16:22 UTCForest fires in Russian FederationFire power 3,386 → 9,640 MW · Peak FRP 444 → 606 MW
- 9 Sept, 12:01 UTCForest fires in Russian FederationFire power 2,853 → 2,941 MW
- 9 Sept, 12:01 UTCForest fires in Russian FederationFire power 9,437 → 9,568 MW
- 9 Sept, 06:01 UTCForest fires in Russian FederationFire power 3,382 → 3,257 MW · Peak FRP 118 → 189 MW
Countries · by trend
30| Country | Active | Worst | Trend | Changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 10 | RED | steady1 escalating · 4 steady · 5 new | 5h ago |
| Russia | 24 | RED | steady7 steady · 17 new | 17h ago |
| Ukraine | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 15h ago |
| San Marino | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 15h ago |
| Slovakia | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 15h ago |
| Slovenia | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 15h ago |
| Sweden | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 15h ago |
| Serbia | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 15h ago |
| Romania | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 15h ago |
| Poland | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 15h ago |
| Netherlands | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 15h ago |
| Luxembourg | 1 | ORANGE | new1 new | 15h ago |
and 18 more
Trend compares each event’s own source-reported measure across Hazardly’s last two ingests. It measures reported change, not impact: a fire whose satellite coverage improved overnight can read as escalating, and a storm can weaken while its damage is still unfolding.
Nearby
- Kazakhstan
- Mongolia
- Finland
- Norway
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Belarus
- Georgia
Every event on this page traces to the official source it cites; figures are the sources' own. The brief is generated automatically from those records and is not an official warning or advice. Check the linked sources and local authorities before acting.