Due to the significant warming on April 11-13, an extraordinary level of fire danger is expected across almost the entire territory of Ukraine, except for the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Zakarpattia, Volyn, Rivne and Zhytomyr regions.
Since the beginning of 2024, more than 10,000 fires in natural ecosystems and open areas have been recorded in Ukraine, damaging almost 6,500 hectares of land, and 1,248 offenders have been prosecuted for illegal dry grass burning.
Air defense forces shot down 12 enemy drones in Mykolaiv region overnight. An attack by the Russian army set fire to a recreational facility in Ochakiv, and an energy infrastructure facility was damaged in Mykolaiv district, but there were no casualties.
As a result of an enemy air strike on the residential area of Kostyantynivka, 1 person was killed and 3 were wounded. Two people may still be under the rubble, including a child.
A fire in a residential building housing an animal shelter in Berehove, Zakarpattia region, killed 19 cats, but 40 other furry animals were rescued.
In Lviv, rescuers found 4 containers with about 20 kilograms of mercury in a forest plantation. The hazardous substance was handed over to the Department of Emergency Situations and Civil Protection for further disposal.
At night, the enemy attacked energy infrastructure facilities, namely high-voltage substations in Poltava and Lviv regions.
A fire broke out in a nine-story building in Mykolaiv as a result of a short circuit in the power grid in a meter. Rescuers evacuated 40 people, including one child.
A Russian missile strike hits a residential building in Poltava region, Ukraine, killing 1 person and injuring 12, including 2 children, and damaging several other buildings and cars, requiring a 3-hour rescue operation involving nearly 100 rescuers.
A fire broke out in a 6-storey dormitory in Lutsk, and rescuers evacuated 3 adults and 1 teenager.
Rescuers eliminated the consequences of air strikes in Bilopillya, Sumy region, where guided bombs hit the city center, damaging residential buildings and setting cars on fire.
In the afternoon, on April 8, russians hit a 9-storey residential building in Selydove, Donetsk region, wounding at least 5 people.
A spontaneous fire broke out at a 1. 2-hectare landfill near the village of Halytsynove, Mykolaiv district.
Over the last quarter, the number of suitable civil defense structures in Ukraine increased by more than 1,201, with Dnipropetrovs'k, Odesa and Kyiv regions leading the way in building up the stock of protective structures.
Two explosions on ammunition were recorded in Kharkiv region today. In the first case, only equipment was damaged, and in the second case, a man was injured when he stepped on a PFM-1 "Petal" mine.
From April 1 to April 7, sapper units discovered, removed and neutralized 3,437 explosive devices, clearing an area of 1,534. 28 hectares.
Due to the Russian attacks, Ukraine is experiencing power outages again, and rescuers have reminded people how to safely use gasoline and diesel generators.
In Kharkiv region, 410,000 subscribers were disconnected due to network restrictions imposed by the transmission system operator.
Russian attacks on Kharkiv intensified, causing power outages and civilian casualties.
The DOK-ING MV-4 light demining vehicle, assembled and partially localized in Ukraine with a 15% localization share, has successfully passed tests at a training ground in various terrain areas and survivability tests.
Due to grid restrictions, emergency power outages were introduced in 6 regions of Ukraine yesterday, and they are likely to continue today, with more than 550,000 consumers affected in Kharkiv region alone, although no power shortages are expected.
About 26% of Ukraine's territory, about 156,000 square kilometers, is potentially dangerous due to mining as a result of Russian terror.
A Russian airstrike on a residential area in Sumy region caused a fire.
In Kharkiv region, a drone damaged equipment at an energy facility at night, in Dnipropetrovs'k region the enemy attacked energy infrastructure, and in Sumy region a gas company employee was fatally wounded by enemy fire.
Russian strikes on Kharkiv killed rescuers who were drivers and injured others, including a nurse.
Three rescuers were killed as a result of Russian shelling of residential buildings in Kharkiv.
russian shelling caused a large-scale forest fire of over 9 hectares in the Kharkiv region, which was extinguished without casualties.
Over the past 24 hours, 454 fires in natural ecosystems were recorded in Ukraine on a total area of more than 342 hectares, bringing the total number of fires since the beginning of the year to 8,590.
A Russian air strike in Sumy region killed one person and wounded three others, including a four-year-old child.
163 defenders from Odesa region took advantage of the state program of affordable mortgage lending "eOselya", with the regional administration compensating more than UAH 1 million.
