Russian mystery fires (2022–present)

Location of mystery fires in Russia

The Russian mystery fires are a series of unusual fires and explosions that have occurred since the invasion of Ukraine, 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

Location Date Facility Deaths Coordinates
Kstovo 22 March 2022 Oil depot
Belgorod 1 April 2022 Oil depot 1 50°35′29.8″N 36°40′13.1″E / 50.591611°N 36.670306°E / 50.591611; 36.670306
Belgorod region 12 April 2022 Railway bridge
Tver 21 April 2022 Central Research Institute of the Aerospace Defense Forces 7
Kineshma 21 April 2022 Chemical plant
Korolyov, Moscow Oblast 22 April 2022 Industrial zone where many enterprises of the space and rocket industry are located
Barvikha 23 April 2022 Governor's residence in Moscow Region
Bryansk 25 April 2022 Fuel depot holding 5,000 tonnes of fuel. 2nd Branch of Military Unit 55443–90.
Ussuriysk 25 April 2022 Military air base
Belgorod 27 April 2022 Ammunition depot
Moscow 28 April 2022 Fires and explosions on Moscow's Kustanayskaya street
Ilyinskoye 30 April 2022 GRES-2 power plant 52°1′26.3″N 75°28′34.5″E / 52.023972°N 75.476250°E / 52.023972; 75.476250
Perm 1 May 2022 FKP gunpowder plant
Moscow 3 May 2022 "Warehouse of a pro-Kremlin publishing house".
Nizhny Novgorod 4 May 2022 Industrial zone
Nizhnevartovsk 4 May 2022 Military enlistment office
Kursk 5 May 2022 Unknown
Perm 8 May 2022 Aviation college
Dubovoye, Belgorod Oblast 11 May 2022 Unknown
Teysin, Amursky district 12 May 2022 Military installation
Berdsk 17 May 2022 Chemical plant
Zhukovsky 21 May 2022 Fire at the substation in TsAGI (aviation institute)
Moscow 24 May 2022 Saint Peter and Paul Church
Moscow 3 June 2022 Grand Setun Plaza Building, business center with Pension Fund of Russia offices
Komsomolsk-on-Amur 4 June 2022 Rosgvardia (National Guard of the Russian Federation) building
Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod 8 June 2022 Rosatom (Nuclear) Institute of Digital Technologies
Sergiyev Posad 8 June 2022 Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant warehouse (optical, thermal & night-vision sighting systems)
Vladivostok 8 June 2022 Military enlistment office
Ust-Luga 10 June 2022 "Factor" timber terminal owned by oligarch Ramis Deberdeyev
near Gulevka 11 June 2022 Druzhba pipeline
Angarsk 23 June 2022 LPG station (liquefied petroleum gas station) 0
Moscow 3 July 2022 Residential skyscraper
near Moscow 3 August 2022 e-commerce warehouse 1
Volokolamsk 12 September 2022 Plastic chip depot warehouse
Novokuznetsk 26 September 2022 Steel plant owned by Putin ally Roman Abramovich 0
Moscow 9 October 2022 Television and radio tower
Belgorod 11 October 2022 Electricity substation
Ryazan 21 October 2022 Gunpowder factory 16
Saint Petersburg 26 October 2022 Warehouse 0
Stalnoi Kon 16 November 2022 Oil depot 0
near Saint Petersburg 19 November 2022 Gas pipeline 0
Moscow 21 November 2022 Warehouse near three railway stations 5
Angarsk 27 November 2022 Angarsk Petrochemical Plant (largest oil refinery in Russia) 0
Surazh 29 November 2022 Oil storage tank 0
Perm 30 November 2022 Thermal Power Plant #9 (roof of the turbine room) 0
Khimki 9 December 2022 MEGA Khimki Shopping Centre, explosion and fire covering 18,000 square metres (190,000 sq ft) 1 55°54′40.1″N 37°23′47.1″E / 55.911139°N 37.396417°E / 55.911139; 37.396417
Barnaul 9 December 2022 Tyre manufacturing plant 0
Moscow 10 December 2022 Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts 0 55°44′48.4″N 37°36′11.5″E / 55.746778°N 37.603194°E / 55.746778; 37.603194
Balashikha 12 December 2022 Shopping center 0 55°43′31″N 37°59′14″E / 55.72528°N 37.98722°E / 55.72528; 37.98722
Nizhnekamsk 12 December 2022 Synthetic rubber factory 0
Saint Petersburg 13 December 2022 Machine-building plant 0
Angarsk 15 December 2022 Angarsk Petrochemical Plant 2
Vladivostok 17 December 2022 Confectionery factory warehouse 0
Snezhinsk 18 December 2022 Shopping center 0
Verkhnemarkovo, Irkutsk Oblast 18 December 2022 Oil and gas condensate field 0 57°20′14″N 107°03′09″E / 57.33722°N 107.05250°E / 57.33722; 107.05250
Kalinino, Chuvashia 20 December 2022 Gas pipeline 3
Kurgan 20 December 2022 Kamaz auto service center 0
Murmansk 22 December 2022 Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier 0
Moscow 23 December 2022 Military base 0
Murmansk 24 December 2022 Supply base 0
Novosibirsk 26 December 2022 Warehouse
Saint Petersburg 29 December 2022 Warehouse 0
Kronstadt 30 December 2022 Oil tanker 0
Rostov Nuclear Power Plant 31 December 2022 Transformer substation[citation needed] 1

2023

Location Date Facility Deaths Coordinates
Novy Oskol 3 January 2023 Military facility
Saint Petersburg 5 January 2023 Agricultural machinery plant 2
Moscow 6 January 2023 Foreign Ministry 0
Barnaul 8 January 2023 Shopping center 0
Bratsk 9 January 2023 Military enlistment office 0
Moscow 10 January 2023 Auto service 0
Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast 10 January 2023 Sosnovaya Liniya timber mill 0
Moscow 11 January 2023 Construction site 0
Saint Petersburg 12 January 2023 Warehouse 0
Manzherok, Altai Republic 17 January 2023 Hotel 0
Angarsk 21 January 2023 Oil depot
Kirov 25 January 2023 Church 0
Moscow 28 January 2023 Warehouse
Kstovo 7 February 2023 Oil refinery 0
Novoshakhtinsk 8 February 2023 Oil refinery 0
Yeremeytsevo, Yaroslavl Oblast 13 February 2023 Pipeline 0
Krasnoyarsk 13 February 2023 Warehouse 0
Yangiskain, Bashkortostan 13 February 2023 Livestock complex 0
Moscow 14 February 2023 Car service station 0
Kazan 14 February 2023 Rubber warehouse
Kolomna 14 February 2023 Warehouse
Magadan 17 February 2023 Truck warehouse
Ufa 17 February 2023 Chemical plant 0
Krasnoyarsk 22 February 2023 Warehouse 0
Moscow 26 February 2023 Textile plant 0
Tuapse 28 February 2023 Oil terminal 0
Saint Petersburg 1 March 2023 Warehouse 0
Saint Petersburg 2 March 2023 Textile warehouse and office complex 1
Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast 5 March 2023 Coke and gas works
Moscow 7 March 2023 Interior Ministry building
Kolyubakino, Moscow Oblast 11 March 2023 Plastic production facility 0
Moscow 11 March 2023 Spas TV office building 0
Odintsovo 13 March 2023 Warehouse[citation needed] 0
Rostov-on-Don 16 March 2023 FSB building 1
Dolgoprudny 18 March 2023 Chemical plant 0
Yaroslavl 23 March 2023 Yaroslavl Motor Plant 0
Aramil, Sverdlovsk Oblast 24 March 2023 Research-and-production enterprise 0
Aksay, Rostov Oblast 25 March 2023 Warehouse 0
Pelym, Sverdlovsk Oblast 30 March 2023 Gas pipeline 0
Moscow 5 April 2023 Defense ministry 0
Voronezh 7 April 2023 Aircraft plant 0
Nakhabino, Moscow Oblast 10 April 2023 Auto parts warehouse 0
Kazan 16 April 2023 Tank training ground 0
Stavropol 4 May 2023 Concrete production plant 0
Moscow 4 May 2023 Administrative building 0
Odintsovo 30 May 2023 Paper warehouse 3
Novocherkasskaya, Rostov Oblast 14 June 2023 Power station 0
Voronezh 24 June 2023 Fuel depot 0
Sergiyev Posad 9 August 2023 Warehouse 2
Makhachkala, Dagestan 14 August 2023 Fuel station 35

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