Russian mystery fires

A series of unusual fires and explosions have occurred in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, which have not been formally explained. There have been many notable arson attacks on military recruitment offices in Russia since the beginning of the war, and there has been speculation that some of the fires or explosions have been the result of sabotage efforts by Russian partisans (such as Svoboda Rossii or Atesh partisan legion) or Ukrainian saboteurs.

Overview A "yellow" (medium) terrorist threat level was introduced in Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod oblasts, as well as some districts of Voronezh Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, and northern Crimea. Starting from the end of March, a series of incidents and explosions were reported in border regions of Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, and Voronezh Oblasts. Russian officials reported mortar shelling, drone attacks, and helicopter gunship attacks allegedly coming "from the Ukrainian side".

The Ukrainian side refused to confirm or deny involvement in incidents at strategic locations. There were allegations that some of the fires or explosions were the result of Ukrainian sabotage.

In May, a series of incidents on railway lines in Russia impeded the deployment of troops and military equipment to Ukraine; responsibility for these incidents was claimed by the Internet movement "Stop the Wagons" (a reference to the Russian anti-war slogan "Stop the War").

List of reported fires 2022

LocationDateFacilityDeathsCoordinatesKstovo22 March 2022 Oil depotBelgorod1 April 2022Oil depot1Belgorod region12 April 2022Railway bridgeTver21 April 2022Central Research Institute of the Aerospace Defense Forces7Kineshma21 April 2022Chemical plantKorolyov, Moscow Oblast22 April 2022Industrial zone where many enterprises of the space and rocket industry are locatedBarvikha23 April 2022Governor's residence in Moscow RegionBryansk25 April 2022Fuel depot holding 5,000 tonnes of fuel. 2nd Branch of Military Unit 55443–90. Ussuriysk25 April 2022Military air baseBelgorod27 April 2022Ammunition depotMoscow28 April 2022Fires and explosions on Moscow's Kustanayskaya streetIlyinskoye30 April 2022GRES-2 power plantPerm1 May 2022FKP gunpowder plantMoscow3 May 2022"Warehouse of a pro-Kremlin publishing house".Nizhny Novgorod4 May 2022Industrial zoneNizhnevartovsk4 May 2022Military enlistment officeKursk5 May 2022UnknownPerm8 May 2022Aviation collegeDubovoye, Belgorod Oblast11 May 2022UnknownTeysin, Amursky district 12 May 2022Military installationBerdsk17 May 2022Chemical plantZhukovsky21 May 2022Fire at the substation in TsAGI (aviation institute)Moscow24 May 2022Saint Peter and Paul ChurchMoscow3 June 2022Grand Setun Plaza Building, business center with Pension Fund of Russia officesKomsomolsk-on-Amur4 June 2022Rosgvardia (National Guard of the Russian Federation) buildingSarov, Nizhny Novgorod8 June 2022Rosatom (Nuclear) Institute of Digital TechnologiesSergiyev Posad8 June 2022Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant warehouse (optical, thermal & night-vision sighting systems)Vladivostok8 June 2022Military enlistment officeUst-Luga10 June 2022"Factor" timber terminal owned by oligarch Ramis Deberdeyevnear Gulevka11 June 2022Druzhba pipelineAngarsk23 June 2022LPG station (liquefied petroleum gas station)0Moscow3 July 2022Residential skyscrapernear Moscow3 August 2022e-commerce warehouse1Volokolamsk12 September 2022Plastic chip depot warehouseNovokuznetsk26 September 2022Steel plant owned by Putin ally Roman Abramovich0Moscow9 October 2022Television and radio towerBelgorod11 October 2022Electricity substationRyazan21 October 2022Gunpowder factory16Saint Petersburg26 October 2022Warehouse0Stalnoi Kon16 November 2022Oil depot0near Saint Petersburg19 November 2022Gas pipeline0Moscow21 November 2022Warehouse near three railway stations5Angarsk27 November 2022Angarsk Petrochemical Plant (largest oil refinery in Russia)0Surazh29 November 2022Oil storage tank0Perm30 November 2022Thermal Power Plant #9 (roof of the turbine room)0Khimki9 December 2022MEGA Khimki Shopping Centre, explosion and fire covering 1Barnaul9 December 2022Tyre manufacturing plant0Moscow10 December 2022Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts0Balashikha12 December 2022Shopping center0Nizhnekamsk12 December 2022Synthetic rubber factory0Saint Petersburg13 December 2022Machine-building plant0Angarsk 15 December 2022Angarsk Petrochemical Plant2Vladivostok17 December 2022Confectionery factory warehouse0Snezhinsk18 December 2022Shopping center0Verkhnemarkovo, Irkutsk Oblast18 December 2022Oil and gas condensate field0Kalinino, Chuvashia20 December 2022Gas pipeline3Kurgan20 December 2022Kamaz auto service center0Murmansk22 December 2022Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier0Moscow23 December 2022Military base0Murmansk24 December 2022Supply base0Novosibirsk26 December 2022WarehouseSaint Petersburg29 December 2022Warehouse0Kronstadt30 December 2022Oil tanker0Rostov Nuclear Power Plant31 December 2022Transformer substation1

2023 LocationDateFacilityDeathsCoordinatesNovy Oskol3 January 2023Military facilitySaint Petersburg5 January 2023Agricultural machinery plant2Moscow6 January 2023Foreign Ministry0Barnaul8 January 2023Shopping center0Bratsk9 January 2023Military enlistment office0Moscow10 January 2023Auto service0Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast10 January 2023Sosnovaya Liniya timber mill0Moscow11 January 2023Construction site0Saint Petersburg12 January 2023Warehouse0Manzherok, Altai Republic17 January 2023Hotel0Angarsk21 January 2023Oil depotKirov25 January 2023Church0Moscow28 January 2023WarehouseKstovo7 February 2023Oil refinery0Novoshakhtinsk8 February 2023Oil refinery0Yeremeytsevo, Yaroslavl Oblast13 February 2023Pipeline0Krasnoyarsk13 February 2023Warehouse0Yangiskain, Bashkortostan13 February 2023Livestock complex0Moscow14 February 2023Car service station0Kazan14 February 2023Rubber warehouseKolomna14 February 2023WarehouseMagadan17 February 2023Truck warehouseUfa17 February 2023Chemical plant0Krasnoyarsk22 February 2023Warehouse0Moscow26 February 2023Textile plant0Tuapse28 February 2023Oil terminal0Saint Petersburg1 March 2023Warehouse0Saint Petersburg2 March 2023Textile warehouse and office complex1Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast5 March 2023Coke and gas worksMoscow7 March 2023Interior Ministry buildingKolyubakino, Moscow Oblast11 March 2023Plastic production facility0Moscow11 March 2023Spas TV office building0Odintsovo13 March 2023Warehouse0Rostov-on-Don16 March 2023FSB building1Dolgoprudny18 March 2023Chemical plant0Yaroslavl23 March 2023Yaroslavl Motor Plant0Aramil, Sverdlovsk Oblast24 March 2023Research-and-production enterprise0Aksay, Rostov Oblast25 March 2023Warehouse0Pelym, Sverdlovsk Oblast30 March 2023Gas pipeline0Moscow5 April 2023Defense ministry0Voronezh7 April 2023Aircraft plant0Nakhabino, Moscow Oblast10 April 2023Auto parts warehouse0Kazan16 April 2023Tank training ground0Stavropol4 May 2023Concrete production plant0Moscow4 May 2023Administrative building0Odintsovo30 May 2023Paper warehouse3Novocherkasskaya, Rostov Oblast14 June 2023Power station 0Voronezh24 June 2023Fuel depot 0Sergiyev Posad9 August 2023Optics plant2Makhachkala, Dagestan14 August 2023Fuel station35St. Petersburg3 September 2023Ruchi oil depotKrasnoyarsk4 OctoberKrasnoyarsk Aluminium SmelterMoscow26 October 2023Thermoelectric Power PlantChelyabinsk26 November 2023Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant

2024

LocationDateFacilityDeathsCoordinatesnear St Petersburg21 January 2024Gas terminalBelgorod15 February 2024Shopping center4-6Vysotsk18 May 2024LNG terminalVyborg19 May 2024Oil depotMoscow14 June 2024Sukhoi Design BureauFryazino, Moscow Oblast24 June 2024Platan Research Institute8Makhachkala, Dagestan27 September 2024Gas station13

2025

LocationDateFacilityDeathsCoordinatesKopeysk, Chelyabinsk Oblast22 October 20252025 Plastmass Factory explosion23

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