Is Bratsk safe? Russia travel risk
Is Bratsk safe right now? Checked 24 October 2026
Bratsk scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Russia Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 29 Dec 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 18 Sep 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bratsk scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Russia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bratsk: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than 92% of the cities we score.
Consult the Russia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Bratsk belongs to Irkutskaya Oblast’ (Russia), centered at coordinates 56.1167° N, 101.6000° E (443 m above sea level). Distance to Moscow is 3,839.3 km towards the WNW.
Irkutskaya Oblast’
56.1167° N, 101.6000° E
443 m
Asia/Irkutsk
220,097
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Russia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Bratsk happened in May (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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