Wildfire near Новоалександровское сельское поселение
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Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
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.
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 7,374,511 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 49% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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