According to the Federal Forestry Agency (Rosleschoz) The total area of fires in the country increased 2.5 times compared to the last year. According to the department's data, from the beginning of 2025, about 2,000 have been recorded in Russia's territory. forest fires. It was 1.2 times more than in 2024. Officials associated this situation with the early end of winter and significant fires in the Zabajkali country, where 80 percent were recorded. all forest fires this year.
“The forest fires season began in 2025 a month earlier, moving from April, to which we are used to, to March. This is obviously related to weather conditions, not very snowy in winter and lack of moisture in the soil” – we read in the agency's statement. The main causes of fires were burning grass and careless handling of fire by residents.
In connection with the extensive forest fires, the authorities of the Zabajkalski country announced on April 7 a state of emergency with a regional range, and on April 23 they raised it to the federal level. According to the ministry of extraordinary situations, as of May 14, the area of forest fires in the region increased to 629 thousand. ha Firefighters are fighting 49 natural fires, located 14 fires for over 120 thousand. ha
From May 13, a state of emergency at the regional level was also introduced in a balanced. On the morning of May 15, services in the region tried to master 20 forest fires on a total area of over 58 thousand. ha In addition, this week's state of emergency was also announced in one of the regions in the Amur region. On Tuesday, the fire approached the closed city of Ciołkowski, near the Kosmodrome in Wostoczny.
