Wildfire near Holma, Ukraine (2026)

Wildfire near Holma — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Holma — 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 29, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Satellites are picking up an intense heat signature from an active wildfire that has scorched 130 ha (321 acres) in Балтська міська громада, Ukraine. Burning since July 28, 2026, the fire continues to advance through the region.

With five recent heat detections mapped in the area over the past 48 hours, monitoring systems indicate the fire is actively spreading across its footprint.

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.