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Green Wildfire Alert in Russian Federation – 6,173 Hectares Affected – May 2026

Occurred 11 May 2026·Detected 14 May 2026·
🇷🇺 Russian Federation — precise location within country not specified5 reportsEnded 21 May 2026
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A forest fire began in the Russian Federation on 13 May 2026 and was ongoing as of 14 May 2026, affecting approximately 6,173 hectares. GDACS issued a Green-level alert, indicating limited humanitarian impact. The event is classified as a wildfire notification with low severity at this stage.

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Impact verdict

Low impact. GDACS has assigned a Green alert level, indicating limited humanitarian and physical impact. The 6,173 hectares affected is a relatively modest area, and no casualties or significant infrastructure damage have been reported.

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Intelligence ledger

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Known3 lines

Forest fire started on 13 May 2026 in the Russian Federation.
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GDACS issued a Green-level alert for the event.
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Approximately 6,173 hectares affected as of 14 May 2026.
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The fire was ongoing as of the report date of 14 May 2026.
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Uncertain3 lines

Precise geographic location within the Russian Federation is not specified.
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No casualty or displacement figures are provided.
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Cause of the fire is unknown.
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Geographic Zone Matches

3 active matches

  • JWC Listed Areas
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%
  • OFAC Sanctioned Countries
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%
  • EU Sanctions List
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%

Geographic zone matches are RiskEvents spatial/analytical indicators, not coverage determinations or Lloyd's official classifications.

Affected countries

🇷🇺 Russia

Timeline

Status Change28 May 2026, 21:22

Lifecycle changed

monitoring → closed

Closure28 May 2026, 21:22

Event Closed

auto_closed_monitoring_timeout

Status Change14 May 2026, 18:30

Status changed to monitoring

Auto-transitioned: no updates for 6 hours

Status Change14 May 2026, 11:35

Status changed to active

Auto-promoted: authoritative source detected

Initial Detection14 May 2026, 11:35

Initial Detection

A forest fire began in the Russian Federation on 13 May 2026 and was ongoing as of 14 May 2026, affecting approximately 6,173 hectares. GDACS issued a Green-level alert, indicating limited humanitarian impact. The event is classified as a wildfire notification with low severity at this stage.

On 13/05/2026, a forest fire started in Russian Federation, until 14/05/2026. Alert level: Green. Severity: Green impact for forestfire in 6173 ha. Country: Russian Federation

Source: GDACS Alerts (Official Advisory) · View source

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