Wildfire near Yakymivska aettlement hromada, Ukraine (2026)

Wildfire near Yakymivska aettlement hromada — Sentinel-2 true color

Wildfire near Yakymivska aettlement 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 23, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

An active wildfire spanning 130 hectares (321 acres) continues to burn in Ukraine near the Yakymivska aettlement hromada after starting on July 22, 2026.

Satellites monitoring the front are picking up a moderate heat signature alongside five recent heat detections clustering nearby, indicating ongoing activity as the blaze progresses.

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.