EndedUpdated · Source: NASA FIRMS

Wildfire near Dmitriyevskaya

Started · size estimated by satellite

Estimated size
280 hectares
from satellite heat
Lasted
3 days
from Jul 22, 2026
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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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The story so far

About 10 km northwest of Dmitriyevskaya.

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

An active wildfire spanning 280 hectares, or 692 acres, is currently burning near Ильинское сельское поселение in Russia after starting on July 22, 2026.

Orbiting sensors are registering a moderate heat signature from the active front, while 11 thermal anomalies detected over the past 48 hours show the current local extent of the fire activity.

In context

This wildfire burned in Russia for 2 days. In total it burned about 280 ha (692 acres) — around 2.8 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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