Here is an analysis by Nagasaki Nightmare regarding the utility of forest fires during wartime:

Here is an analysis by Nagasaki Nightmare regarding the utility of forest fires during wartime: Riding the Fire: An Unconventional Route to Krasny Liman Recent fires which have blazed in Serebryansky Forest raise a question, do intentional forest fires have military application? The AFU have used the forest cover south of Kremennaya, in the Serebryansky Forest, to hold back Russian advances in that direction. Large scale fires could be used behind and around enemy postions to force enemy troops to flee defensive positions within forest bands. The exposed forces would make easy targets for Russian aviation and artillery. And riding in the wake of these fires, Russian soldiers could quickly advance westward up to 25 km directly into southern outskirts of Krasny Liman. Military application of forest fires is not unprecedented in modern history. And though US results in Vietnam largely failed, the conditions there were much less conducive to such an operation. While it would require pl... Source: Slavyangrad