Kamchatka's Shivelush volcano emits ash to altitude of 7 km.

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, August 8 (Itar-Tass) -- The Shiveluch
volcano on Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has spewed ash to an
altitude of seven kilometres above sea level, a spokesman for the
Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of
Sciences (RAS) told Itar-Tass on Monday.
The ash emission was observed from the settlement of Klyuchi located
50 kilometers away from the foot of the giant mount. An ash cloud has
drifted 118 kilometres to the south-east off the volcano.
Shiveluch is the northernmost active volcano of the Kamchatka
Peninsula. Its absolute height is 3,283 metres. The highest point of its
active part, called Young Shiveluch, is 2,008 metres above sea level.
Molodoi Sheveluch became active in September 1980. It is subject to
permanent observation for 30 years by now.
According to expert assessments, the volcano does not pose any risk
for the Kamchatkan population centers at the moment.