As of May 8, radiation levels in Ukraine and northern Kyiv region remain normal. Efforts to extinguish a large-scale fire continue in the Chernobyl zone.
The area of the forest fire in the exclusion zone has exceeded 1,100 hectares due to strong winds. Firefighting efforts are complicated by the danger of mines and dry weather.
Occupiers struck Kramatorsk with FAB-250 bombs, resulting in the death of a man and injury to a woman. A high-rise building and three vehicles were damaged.
In the Bucha district, fire has engulfed 100 hectares of forest and open territory. Rescuers have localized the large-scale blaze near the village of Tarasivshchyna.
Rescuers have localized fires in the forestries of Zakarpattia and Rivne regions over a total area of 165 hectares. Efforts are currently underway to extinguish individual smoldering hotspots.
Since the beginning of 2024, 11,000 fires have occurred in Ukraine's ecosystems, resulting in 27 deaths. More than 1,600 violators have already been fined for burning dry vegetation.
Since the beginning of the year, 135 people have died in Ukraine's bodies of water, including 10 children. The number of fatalities has decreased by 44% compared to last year.
In Zakarpattia, fire has engulfed 75 hectares of forest. SES aviation and hundreds of rescuers from the Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions have been involved in the cleanup.
In the Verkhno-Volovetske forestry, the fire has engulfed 75 hectares of territory. Aviation and over 240 rescuers from three regions have been involved in the containment efforts.
Four people were killed and 19 others wounded due to the shelling of the Dnipropetrovsk region. Infrastructure, a hotel, and residential buildings were damaged in three districts.
In the Kilytsia tract in the Mukachevo region, fire has engulfed 75 hectares of forest. 250 personnel, specialized equipment, and SES aviation have been deployed for water drops.
Russian strikes across Ukraine killed 27 people and injured 120. The occupiers attacked civilian infrastructure and killed 12 people in Zaporizhzhia.
In the Mukachevo district, 15 hectares of forest litter are on fire. 60 specialists, specialized equipment, and drones for monitoring the situation have been deployed for the containment efforts.
As a result of the strike with three aerial bombs on Kramatorsk, at least three people were killed and five wounded. Emergency services and medics are working at the scene.
According to the State Emergency Service, the group came under attack from an enemy FPV drone while performing their duties in the frontline area of Druzhkivka.
Due to enemy attacks, some residents in four regions are without electricity, and there are fatalities at gas facilities. No power outage schedules are forecasted for today.
The Russian Federation attacked energy facilities in five regions, killing four people in the Poltava region. Zelenskyy promises a mirror response for the shelling of infrastructure.
At night, the enemy attacked gas production enterprises in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions with drones and missiles. Five people were killed, and another 37 were injured.
As a result of the repeated strike on Poltava region, two rescuers and two civilians were killed. Another 31 people were injured, three of whom are in serious condition.
In the Brovary and Vyshhorod districts, three people were injured due to the shelling. A high-rise building, a private house, and an industrial facility were damaged.
Rescuer Artur Basystyi spoke about working during the war and eliminating the consequences of shelling. The hardest part is the psychological pressure and the risk of repeated strikes.
Rescuers recovered the body of a deceased person from under the rubble in Dnipro following the Russian attack on May 3. As a result of the shelling, 11 people were injured, including a child.
Rescuers extinguished a fire involving three private houses in the Obolon district over an area of 400 square meters. There were no casualties or injuries as a result of the incident.
The occupiers attacked a settlement in the Zaporizhzhia district, killing a man and wounding two people. Five houses were damaged, three of which burned down.
In the Poltava district, an enemy drone crashed into a company's warehouse. There were no casualties; this was the second drone attack of the evening.
A 23-year-old man sustained injuries from broken glass shards. Additionally, a 25-year-old man and a 77-year-old woman suffered acute stress reactions.
In Marhanets, a man and three women were wounded due to shelling. Residential buildings, a medical facility, shops, and critical infrastructure objects were damaged.
Russian troops attacked five gas stations in Kharkiv and Chuhuiv with drones. Ten vehicles and equipment were damaged, and two men were injured.
On the night of May 1, the adversary launched an air attack on a port in the Izmail district. There are no casualties; rescuers have extinguished the fires.
A wooden hotel covering an area of 1,000 square meters is on fire in the village of Izky, Zakarpattia. 42 rescuers and 9 units of special equipment have been deployed to extinguish the blaze.
