Wildfire near Skadovsk urban hromada, Ukraine (2026)

Wildfire near Skadovsk urban hromada — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Skadovsk urban hromada — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego)

True view Fire view

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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

Summary written on Jul 24, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning across 100 hectares (247 acres) in the Skadovsk urban hromada of Ukraine, an active wildfire that started on July 24, 2026, continues to show moderate activity. Orbiting satellites are currently picking up a moderate heat signature from the active front, alongside four thermal detections clustered in the area over the past 48 hours, indicating the current spread of the fire.

In context

This wildfire burned in Ukraine for 4 days. In total it burned about 100 ha (247 acres) — around 1.0 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.