Wildfire near Mali Kopani, Ukraine (2026)

Wildfire near Mali Kopani — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Mali Kopani — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

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True view (left): as the eye sees it.
Fire view (right): infrared (SWIR), sees through smoke and brings out the heat.

🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 brown = already burned
🟠 orange = fire right now

Drag to compare: normal photo on the left, heat brought out on the right.

Green: vegetationBrown: already burnedOrange: fire right nowSentinel-2 · Copernicus

The story so far

About 10 km east of Mali Kopani.

Summary written on Aug 14, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning near Mali Kopani, Ukraine, an active wildfire has consumed 1,180 hectares, equivalent to 2,916 acres, since it started on August 13, 2026. Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from the active front, indicating significant thermal energy release as the blaze progresses through the landscape.

Remote sensing data reveals widespread activity across the area, with 62 NASA FIRMS heat detections recorded in the past 48 hours alone, illustrating the broad distribution of thermal anomalies clustering nearby. This incident is unfolding against the backdrop of the region's typical fire season, which traditionally spans the warm, dry months from roughly May to October.

In context

This wildfire burned in Ukraine for 2 days. In total it burned about 1,280 ha (3,163 acres) — around 13 km². That size is an estimate from satellite hotspots, not a measured area.

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.