Wildfire near Sobolivka Rural Hromada, Ukraine (2026)

Wildfire near Sobolivka Rural Hromada — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Sobolivka Rural 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 Aug 5, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature at the active wildfire burning in Sobolivka Rural Hromada, Ukraine, where 13 recent thermal detections in the surrounding area highlight how far the blaze has spread. Spanning 130 hectares, which is equivalent to 321 acres, the fire has been burning since its start date of August 4, 2026.

This incident is unfolding during the region's typical fire season, which 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 130 ha (321 acres) — around 1.3 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.