State Emergency Service of Ukraine
Since the beginning of 2025, more than 21,000 fires have occurred in Ukraine, which is 34% more than last year. The number of deaths increased by 10% and amounts to 499 people, including 14 children.
Rescuers are extinguishing a large-scale fire that engulfed more than 10 hectares of open area. Due to strong gusts of wind, the fire has already reached one of the national parks in the region.
In Novodnistrovsk, the mother died, and the father and son were hospitalized after mushroom poisoning. Rescuers urge caution when consuming mushrooms.
Rescuers have completed clearing the rubble in Chernihiv after the drone attack. Houses and cars were damaged, one woman was injured. People are being helped.
Rescuers in Chernihiv extinguished a fire in a high-rise building caused by a hit. An elderly woman was evacuated, information about the victims is being clarified.
In the Kharkiv region, rescuers freed a man who was stuck in a pipe of an abandoned pumping station. The rescue operation lasted five hours, and the man was hospitalized with hypothermia.
At night, Russian troops attacked a lyceum in Bohodukhiv with drones, causing a fire. While extinguishing the fire, the enemy struck the rescuers twice, damaging equipment, and there are 4 injured.
A fire broke out in a house on Makarivska Street in the Shevchenkivskyi district of Kyiv. The area of the fire was 100 square meters, but the fire has already been localized, there is no threat of spread.
A 60-year-old Bukovynian man got stuck in a motor cultivator during work. Rescuers promptly arrived at the scene and extricated the victim, who was handed over to medics for hospitalization.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection warns about the danger and illegality of burning dry vegetation in spring. Violations are subject to fines ranging from 3060 to 30600 hryvnias, and in the event of loss of life - imprisonment.
At the metro station "Vyrlytsia", a man was hit by a train and died. The body was found under the third carriage, 70 meters from the platform, and traffic at three stations on the "green line" was temporarily restricted.
In Kharkiv region, there were three cases of people falling through the ice during the day. One man died, while two others were rescued and taken to the hospital.
On the dome of one of the temples of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, a cross partially collapsed. Rescuers safely dismantled and lowered it to the ground using a truck-mounted lift.
In Zaporizhzhia, debris from an enemy drone caused a fire on the territory of a private enterprise covering an area of 400 sq. m. Rescuers quickly extinguished the blaze, and there are no casualties.
As a result of Russian strikes on Dobropillia, 11 people were killed, and 30 were injured. Eight five-story buildings, an administrative building, and 30 cars were damaged, and rescuers continue their work under the threat of repeated attacks.
Russian troops carried out a massive drone strike on Odesa, causing fires and damage to infrastructure. Industrial facilities, energy infrastructure, and residential buildings were affected, but there are no casualties.
In Kyiv region, a 12-year-old boy fell through the ice on a pond, while in Ivano-Frankivsk region, a 12-year-old girl fell from a 4-meter dam into a lake. Both children were rescued thanks to timely intervention.
As a result of a Russian missile strike on a hotel in Kryvyi Rih, 4 people were killed and over 30 were injured. Foreign volunteers, who had just checked in, managed to escape by descending from their rooms.
As a result of the enemy attack on Kryvyi Rih, 2 people were killed, and 14 were injured. Rescuers evacuated 18 people, and the debris removal and assistance to the victims are ongoing.
As a result of a rocket strike on Kryvyi Rih, two people were killed, and eleven were injured. Rescuers are evacuating residents from damaged buildings and continuing operational work.
As a result of an enemy missile strike on a hotel in Kryvyi Rih, a fire broke out and the stairwell collapsed. Rescuers saved 14 people, one person died, and three were injured.
A 77-year-old man was killed in the outskirts of Odesa by the enemy drone strike. The enemy attack also damaged critical infrastructure in the city and a sanatorium in the Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi district.
In Ukraine, storm winds with gusts of 15-20 m/s are expected on March 4-5, and a yellow level of danger has been announced. The State Emergency Service recommends avoiding being outdoors and not parking vehicles under trees.
As a result of an attack by an enemy drone in the village of Pyrohivtsi, Khmelnytsky district, 9 residential buildings were damaged. A 74-year-old woman was injured and hospitalized.
On March 1, 2025, at 8:40 a. m., cloudy weather and fog are observed on Mount Pip Ivan Chornohirsky in the Carpathians. The temperature is +2°C, the area is covered with snow, and there is a light wind.
The water level in the Bychok River in Kramatorsk has risen, leading to flooding of three adjacent residential areas. Rescuers are conducting a controlled reduction of the water level, which is expected to return to normal within 1-2 days.
In Zaporizhzhia, a multi-story building was damaged and a fire broke out as a result of a kamikaze drone attack by Shahed. An 82-year-old woman was injured, and 43 people, including four children, were evacuated.
A fire broke out at an industrial facility in Kyiv region as a result of the fall of Russian drone debris. There were no casualties, and the fire was extinguished.
A large-scale fire broke out at an industrial facility in the Poltava region after shelling. 153 rescuers and 51 pieces of equipment from Poltava, Cherkasy and Dnipropetrovs'k regions were engaged in the firefighting.
Rescuers of the State Emergency Service are dismantling the structure and eliminating smoldering centers at the Chernobyl NPP Shelter. The radiation background remains unchanged, and there is no threat to the public.