# Russia’s Klyuchevskoy volcano sends 7-km ash plume into sky

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- TASS, 2026-08-17 01:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2173955

> Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula produced an ash plume reaching 7 kilometers, with the trail extending 10 kilometers northeast. The Russian Academy of Sciences’ Far Eastern Branch said the volcano was given an orange aviation hazard code as the eruption continues rapidly.