Forest Fire (6467 ha) in Ukraine, Russian Federation 15 Sep 2024

Event summary

This forest fire can have a low humanitarian impact based on the and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1022230
Countries: Ukraine, Russian Federation
Start Date - Last detection*: 15 Sep 2024 - 20 Sep 2024
Duration (days): 5
People affected: 136 in the burned area
Burned area: 6467 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Latest media headlines

Firefighters battle 18 large-scale fires in seven oblasts of Ukraine 9/23/2024 1:02:00 PM.

Firefighters continue to tackle 18 fires in seven oblasts in Ukraine’s north and east Poltava, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Donetsk, Rivne and Sumy. Source : Oleksandr Khorunzhyi, spokesperson for Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES), at a
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Residents in Kyiv told to stay indoors as air pollution blankets Ukrai.. 9/21/2024 8:38:00 AM.

KYIV, Ukraine, Sept 21, (AP): Authorities in Ukraine advised residents in the capital Kyiv to stay indoors Friday as air pollution, partly caused by fires in the region, blanketed the city. Ukraine’s Ministry of Environmental Protection and
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Ukrainian aircraft manufacturing company fulfils contract for producti.. 9/20/2024 6:48:00 PM.

The Ukrainian Antonov Company has fulfilled the contract to upgrade an An-32B aircraft to a firefighting version and handed it over to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. Source: Ekonomichna Pravda''s sources at Antonov Company Details:
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Kyiv Residents Told to Avoid Leaving the House 9/20/2024 3:22:00 PM.

Residents living in Ukraine''s capital city of Kyiv were advised to not leave their homes this week due to air pollution. On Friday, Ukraine''s Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, issued a warning to residents noting
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (27), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1),