A powerful ash release was recorded on the Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka.

A powerful ash release was recorded on the Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka. This was announced on May 16 on the website of the Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Center of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Surveillance cameras recorded a high column of black smoke. There was no information about the threat to human settlements or other negative consequences.

On May 10, the Karymsky volcano in Kamchatka released ash, raising it to an altitude of 3.5 km above sea level. According to the response team, the volcano's activity poses a danger to local air travel.