EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Anastasiyevka

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
830 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Aug 10, 2026
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Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

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The story so far

About 20 km southwest of Anastasiyevka.

Burning across the landscape near Anastasiyevka, Russia, a wildfire ignited on August 10, 2026, and persisted for 79 days before it finally ended. Satellites recorded an intense heat signature during the course of the fire, which ultimately reached an estimated size of 830 hectares, or about 2,051 acres, calculated through satellite hotspot observation.

This event occurred within the region's typical fire season, which spans the warm, dry months roughly from May to October. The wider national landscape saw a cumulative total of 7,735,606 hectares burned so far in 2026, a figure that remains 46% below the two-decade average for the country.

In context

This wildfire burned in Russia for 2 days. In total it burned about 830 ha (2,051 acres) — around 8.3 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

The bigger picture in Russia

Across Russia, roughly 7,777,087 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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