Ukraine launches emergency response headquarters due to severe weather
An emergency response headquarters will begin round-the-clock operations on Wednesday, February 18, due to deteriorating weather conditions across Ukraine.
Accidents and Emergencies
17 February 2026
15 February 2026
Police deny reports of shooting at shopping mall in Khmelnytskyi
Law enforcement officers have refuted reports on social media about an alleged shooting during a conflict between a visitor and a security guard at a shopping center in Khmelnytskyi.
Accident occurs at energy facility in Odesa region, critical infrastructure and some users are without power
Following an accident at an energy facility in the Odesa region, some critical infrastructure and users in the Odesa district remain without power.
12 February 2026
In Kyiv, 107,000 users left without power due to Russian attack, and power cuts are in effect in Desnianskyi district
As a result of the attack on the night of February 12, emergency power cuts are in effect in the Desnianskyi district of Kyiv.
Almost 2,600 buildings in Kyiv left without heating after nighttime attack
Almost 2,600 high-rise buildings in Kyiv were left without heating after a combined Russian missile and drone attack on the night of Thursday, February 12.
11 February 2026
Traffic accident involving minibus and two trucks occurs in Kyiv, leaving four people injured
A traffic accident involving a minibus and two trucks occurred on the Ring Road in Kyiv, leaving at least four people injured.
09 February 2026
State Emergency Service refutes news about mass poisoning with unknown substance in Poltava region
Information spread on Telegram channels about alleged mass poisoning with an unknown substance in the Poltava region is not accurate.
Carbon monoxide poisoning kills four people in Ukraine over weekend, 15 children among injured
As a result of carbon monoxide poisoning on February 7–8 in Ukraine, four people died and 25 were injured, including 15 children.
06 February 2026
Body found under rubble of building destroyed in explosion in Lviv region
In the village of Duliby, in the Stryi district of the Lviv region, a man was found dead under the rubble of a destroyed building during recovery work, while three other people were injured.
Blast rocks enterprise in Lviv region, injuries reported
A powerful explosion occurred at an office building of a motor transport enterprise in the village of Duliby, Stryi district, Lviv region, leaving at least three people injured.
Unknown drone crashes on military unit territory in Poland
The Polish Military Police is investigating the crash of an unmanned aerial vehicle of unknown origin on the territory of the 1st Air Cavalry Battalion of the Polish Armed Forces, located in the town of Leźnica Wielka in the Łódź voivodeship (central Poland).
Electricity outages to occur only in morning and evening in two districts of Kyiv with no heating
In the Dniprovskyi and Darnytskyi districts, electricity outages will only occur between 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. and between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
Deputy head of Russian intelligence service shot in Moscow
In the Russian capital Moscow, an unknown assailant attempted to assassinate Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Car explodes in Odesa, young man killed
A car exploded in Odesa's Kyivskyi district, killing a 21-year-old man.
05 February 2026
Hotel fire in central Kyiv extinguished, 57 evacuated
Rescuers extinguished a fire at a hotel in central Kyiv, evacuating 57 people from the building.
03 February 2026
Emergency power cuts imposed on part of Kyiv's left bank due to Russian attack
Emergency power cuts have been imposed on part of Kyiv's left bank due to a massive Russian attack.
1,170 buildings are without heating after Russian attack in Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts of Kyiv
In Kyiv, the Darnytskyi and Dniprovskyi districts were left without heat supply as a result of the Russian massive attack on the capital's infrastructure on February 3.
01 February 2026
About 7,500 customers remain without power in Odesa region
In the Odesa region, 7,500 customers remain without electricity, and restoration work will continue until power is fully restored.
Klitschko says 244 buildings remain without heating in Kyiv
In Kyiv, following an accident in the country's energy system, 244 buildings remain without heat supply.
Nearly 700 buildings in Kyiv remain without heating after energy system emergency
As many as 693 buildings in Kyiv remain without heating following an emergency in Ukraine's energy system on January 31.
More than 33,000 households remain without power in Odesa region due to severe weather – DTEK
In Odesa Region, more than 33,000 households in 176 villages and towns remain without electricity as a result of adverse weather conditions.
31 January 2026
Power outage halts metro trains, escalators in Kyiv
In Kyiv, metro train services and escalators were temporarily suspended due to a loss of voltage from external power supply centers.
30 January 2026
Police receive over 2,000 reports of bomb threats across Ukraine
The National Police are recording a wave of mass bomb threat reports, with more than 2,000 such messages already received.
26 January 2026
Four cars collide in Ternopil region, injuries reported
In the Ternopil region, two passenger cars and two trucks collided as a result of a traffic accident, and two people were injured.
Bus carrying children overturns in Zakarpattia region, casualties reported
In the Zakarpattia region, due to icy conditions, a Mercedes Sprinter minibus carrying children from Kyiv on vacation suddenly veered off the road and overturned on its side.
25 January 2026
MP Orest Salamakhа killed in quad bike crash in Lviv region
In the village of Sokilnyky, Lviv region, a road accident involving a quad bike claimed the life of Ukrainian MP Orest Salamakhа from the Servant of the People party.
Two-month-old baby dies and four-year-old girl injured in traffic accident in Kharkiv region
On the morning of January 24, a two-month-old baby died, and a woman and a four-year-old child were injured in a traffic accident near Berestyn in the Kharkiv region.
18 January 2026
Body of woman found in Kharkiv district
On January 18, in the Nemyshlianskyi district of Kharkiv, the body of a woman who died from injuries before the ambulance arrived was found.
10 January 2026
Water supply, heating, and electric transport stopped in Kyiv due to emergency power outage
Water supply, heating, and electricity transport systems have been shut down in Kyiv due to an emergency power outage.