In 2024, 35 thousand square kilometers of territory were surveyed and demined in Ukraine, of which 17 thousand square kilometers were returned to use. 73 mine action operators and 200 mechanical demining vehicles were engaged.
Since the beginning of 2025, 7 people have died on Ukrainian waters, mostly while fishing. Cases were reported in seven regions due to unstable temperatures and fragile ice.
In December 2024, 11 cases of carbon monoxide poisoning were recorded in Ukraine, and 5 people died. The SES reports 756 cases of fires due to violations of the rules for operating heaters.
In the Kupyansk direction, people are being evacuated due to constant shelling, especially from the left bank of the Oskol. There are 133 people on the left bank and more than 1,000 on the right bank.
In the first week of 2025, 865 household fires occurred in Ukraine, up 32% year-on-year. The fires killed 55 people, up 41% year-on-year.
Over the past day, the occupants fired 3,200 times at the Donetsk region, wounding three civilians. About 40 thousand people are still living along the front line in dangerous localities.
Rescuers have warned of strong winds in the Carpathians on January 6-7, with gusts of up to 40 m/s in the highlands. Gusts of up to 22 m/s are expected in the Carpathian region, which could complicate the work of utilities.
In Dobropillya, Donetsk region, two 11-year-old boys sustained leg injuries as a result of an explosion on an unknown explosive device. The victims were hospitalized, the circumstances of the incident are being established.
In Kolomyia, a family of four, including two children, was poisoned by carbon monoxide due to a malfunctioning gas boiler. All the victims were hospitalized in Kolomyia district hospitals.
A fire broke out on the second floor of a psychoneurological boarding school in Pivdenne. Six people were injured, one suffered 90% burns to his body, and five were poisoned by carbon monoxide.
In Svesa, a Russian air strike destroyed 15 apartments in a five-story building and one private house. 10 people were injured, including two children, and about 900 windows were damaged.
In the village of Svesa in Sumy region, 10 people, including 2 children, were injured in a Russian air strike. Four apartment buildings were damaged, including one five-story building that was heavily damaged.
Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, the number of protective structures in Ukraine has increased from 20 to 62 thousand. The requirements for the design of shelters have changed, including an increase in the minimum height to 2.5 meters.
Rescuers have completed the rubble removal of a residential building in Kyiv's Pechersk district after the January 1 Russian attack. They removed 850 tons of debris and rescued 4 people, 2 dead and 4 injured.
A yellow level of danger has been declared in Ukraine due to icy roads and wind gusts of up to 15-18 m/s. A significant level III avalanche hazard is forecast in the Carpathians.
A drone attack in Mykolaiv region resulted in a spill of 1,800 tons of sunflower oil into the Bug estuary. The area of contamination reached 9,000 square meters, with preliminary losses estimated at UAH 45 billion.
Russian troops attacked Kramatorsk, destroying part of a residential building. Over the past day, the occupiers shelled 9 settlements in Donetsk region, damaging 37 civilian objects.
Three people died in the Cherkasy region due to problems with electrical appliances. A couple died in the village of Derenkovets, and a woman died in Smila due to negligence when using electrical appliances.
A fire broke out in an outbuilding on the territory of a cemetery in the Kholodnohirsky district of Kharkiv. Two men died as a result of the fire, which was caused by a violation of the rules for operating a stove.
The government will resume scheduled inspections of non-food products by market surveillance authorities in 2025.
In Kyiv, two people were killed, six wounded and four rescued as a result of the morning attack. An administrative building, a high-rise building, garages, cars and tram infrastructure were damaged.
A fire broke out in the Vorokhta sanatorium, and 102 people, including 10 children, were evacuated. The 150-square-meter fire on the roof of the building was extinguished in an hour and a half, with no injuries.
In Kyiv, one person was killed and seven were injured, including two pregnant women, as a result of a Russian drone attack. A residential building, an administrative building, a school, and 12 vehicles were damaged.
A residential building was damaged in the Pechersk district, and garages and tram tracks were damaged in the Sviatoshynskyi district. Six people were injured in the attack, including a pregnant woman.
The State Emergency Service has provided recommendations for safe New Year's Eve celebrations at home and outdoors. The rules apply to the use of electrical appliances, Christmas tree decorations, behavior during an alarm, and the prohibition of pyrotechnics.
The State Emergency Service is deploying a large-scale New Year's Eve patrol involving 7,000 rescuers and 2,000 vehicles. The service urges citizens to follow safety rules during the celebration.
Rescuers unblocked the body of a dead man from under the rubble of a house in a border village in Sumy district. Russians fired 169 times at the region over the past day, causing more than 300 explosions.
Six people were injured in the central market of Nikopol as a result of a Russian kamikaze drone attack. Three women are in serious condition, the rest of the victims have moderate injuries.
In the village of Zabolotne in Zakarpattia, four people, including two children, were poisoned by carbon monoxide. Thanks to the quick response of neighbors, the victims were taken to the hospital in time.
In Zaporizhzhia, a service dog, Master, who had been working as a sapper for 9 years at the State Emergency Service, was retired. The dog received a gift and will move to a new family.
