Wildfire near Kuleshovka, Russia (2026)

Wildfire near Kuleshovka — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Kuleshovka — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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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

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

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

The story so far

About 5 km south of Kuleshovka.

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

An active wildfire covering 180 hectares (445 acres) has been burning near Новоалександровское сельское поселение in Russia since July 22, 2026. Satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the burning front.

With seven heat detections registered over the past 48 hours, monitoring systems indicate ongoing spread in the area surrounding Новоалександровское сельское поселение.

In context

This wildfire burned in Russia for 2 days. In total it burned about 180 ha (445 acres) — around 1.8 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.