EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Melikhovskaya

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
130 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 22, 2026
Wildfire near Melikhovskaya — Sentinel-2 true color Wildfire near Melikhovskaya — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

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Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 20 km north of Melikhovskaya.

Summary written on Jul 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Мокрологское сельское поселение in Russia, an active 130-hectare (321-acre) wildfire that started on July 22, 2026, continues to maintain a moderate heat intensity according to satellite data.

Sensors from NASA FIRMS have detected 5 heat signatures near the area over the past 48 hours, illustrating the current extent of the spread.

In context

This wildfire burned in Russia for 2 days. In total it burned about 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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 7,683,592 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 46% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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