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🇷🇺 Russia: wildfires in September 2026

Over the month, kanari archived 143 significant fire ignitions in Russia (September 2026). Figures from kanari's fire memory, updated 3 September at 09:14.

Busiest day: 2 September, with 81 ignitions detected.

143
significant fires
109
still active
0
with verified witnesses
0
with aircraft observed
2464
peak power (MW)
"In September 2026, kanari detected 143 significant wildfires in Russia, 109 of them still active at the last update; the most powerful reached 2464 MW."
Source: kanari.io, NASA FIRMS, GOES and Meteosat MTG satellites plus AI-verified witness reports. Freely citable (CC BY 4.0).

Fire ignitions per day

012026-09-01: 37022026-09-02: 81032026-09-03: 25

Most powerful fires of the month

PlaceFirst detection (UTC)DetectionsMW
Aykhal1 Sept, 15:2022464
Chertkovo2 Sept, 00:1081407
Aykhal1 Sept, 15:001956
Maslovka1 Sept, 09:0928457
Novyy Yegorlyk2 Sept, 04:4035430
Aykhal1 Sept, 21:302279
Zernograd3 Sept, 03:2626279
Chernolesskoye2 Sept, 11:3031210
Krylovskaya2 Sept, 09:5013175
Vesëlyy2 Sept, 15:4042166

Cite these figures

kanari (2026). Wildfires detected, Russia, September 2026: 143 significant ignitions. https://kanari.io — accessed 2026-09-03.

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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