🇷🇺 Russia: wildfires in August 2026
Over the month, kanari archived 1350 significant fire ignitions in Russia (August 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 22 August at 12:00.
"In August 2026, kanari detected 1350 significant wildfires in Russia, 146 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 1972 MW."
Fire ignitions per day
Most powerful fires of the month
| Place | First detection (UTC) | Detections | MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novyy Urengoy | 14 Aug, 06:27 | 5 | 1972 |
| Novyy Urengoy | 14 Aug, 05:57 | 5 | 1540 |
| Aykhal | 9 Aug, 09:00 | 4 | 1536 |
| Gigant | 3 Aug, 15:08 | 30 | 1516 |
| Kopanskaya | 4 Aug, 13:56 | 13 | 1382 |
| Aykhal | 9 Aug, 09:30 | 2 | 1356 |
| Yasnyy | 10 Aug, 14:26 | 20 | 1293 |
| Pangody | 18 Aug, 06:12 | 1 | 1158 |
| Pravohettinskiy | 15 Aug, 12:12 | 1 | 930 |
| Anastasiyevka | 5 Aug, 07:10 | 28 | 895 |
Cite these figures
kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Russia, August 2026: 1350 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-08-22.
Methodology: only significant fires are archived (corroborated by witnesses, or above detection and power thresholds); totals are not comparable to exhaustive official tallies. Full methodology and licence.
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