Explosions in Ivano-Frankivsk: one wounded in critical condition
In Ivano-Frankivsk, three people are hospitalized as a result of the explosions that occurred in the evening of March 11, one of them in critical condition.
Accidents and Emergencies
12 March 2025
11 March 2025
Explosions occurred near railway station in Frankivsk, one person was killed and injured
An explosion occurred near the train station in Ivano-Frankivsk, with victims.
Wildfires expanding in Ukraine’ Zakarpattia at unseen pace - rescuers
Mass fires are raging in ecosystems across Zakarpattia, western Ukraine, where local firefighters are facing the largest scale of wildfires on record.
17 February 2025
Number of fires in Ukraine up by nearly 50% in 2024
The number of fires in ecosystems and private households across Ukraine in 2024 rose by nearly 50%.
11 February 2025
Over 1,300 tons of waste collected in Crimea following tanker accidents
Following tanker accidents in the Kerch Strait, over 1,300 tons of waste consisting of sand and soil contaminated with petroleum products have been collected in the temporarily occupied Crimea and Sevastopol.
01 February 2025
Magnitude 3.67 earthquake strikes Poltava region
A 3.67-magnitude earthquake was recorded between Poltava and Reshetylivka on Saturday, February 1, at 18:21.
26 January 2025
Over 590 tonnes of soil contaminated with fuel oil removed in Sevastopol
Since the beginning of the liquidation of the consequences of Russia’s tanker accident, 592,534 tonnes of soil contaminated with fuel oil have been removed from the coastlines of the temporarily occupied city of Sevastopol.
23 January 2025
Over hundred miners trapped 1,300m underground rescued in Ukraine
Rescuers have safely pulled back to the surface from a mine in Dnipropetrovsk region 135 miners trapped over 1,300 meters underground over a technical accident.
20 January 2025
Fake grenade found outside ship fitted as shelter for Ukrainians in the Netherlands
In the Dutch province of Limburg, police found an object resembling a hand grenade near a shelter ship for war-displaced Ukrainians.
14 January 2025
Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria align actions on international response to Black Sea fuel oil pollution
Ukraine, Romania, and Bulgaria have agreed on coordinated steps at the ministerial level to engage with international institutions regarding a large-scale ecological disaster in the Black Sea caused by fuel oil pollution.
12 January 2025
Some 58 dolphins die following fuel oil spill in Black Sea
The number of dolphins that have died following the fuel oil spill from Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait has nearly doubled since January 5.
11 January 2025
Two areas contaminated with oil from Russian tankers found in Zaporizhzhia region
Two areas contaminated with oil from Russian tankers, which sank in the Black Sea on December 15, have been found in the temporarily occupied territory of Zaporizhzhia region.
10 January 2025
Fuel oil from sunken Russian tankers can reach Odesa, Mykolaiv - Spokesman
Fuel oil spilled as a result of the accident of the Russian tankers Volgoneft-212 and Volgoneft-239 in the Black Sea may reach the coasts of Odesa and Mykolaiv.
05 January 2025
Fuel oil from Russian sunken tankers washed up on beach near Sevastopol
In the temporarily occupied Crimea, fuel oil pollution caused by the December accident of Russian oil tankers was found on the beaches of Lyubymivka and Orlivka, located west of Sevastopol.
01 January 2025
Attack in New Orleans: President Zelensky expresses condolences
President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to all those injured in the car attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, on New Year's Eve.
5 people died in road accident in Carpathian region, including minors
Five people died in an accident involving a car and a truck in the village of Nastashyno in the Carpathian region.
31 December 2024
Over 200 tons of oil-contaminated soil collected from Crimea's coastline after tanker accident
In temporarily occupied Crimea, following the oil tanker accidents in the Kerch Strait, 226 tons of soil contaminated with petroleum products have been collected and removed from the coastline.
27 December 2024
Pilot killed in Kazakhstan plane crash studied at Kropyvnytskyi Flight Academy
Aleksandr Kalyaninov, the co-pilot killed in the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash near Aktau, Kazakhstan, on December 25, was a graduate of the Kropyvnytskyi Flight Academy in Ukraine.
Azerbaijani government on Embraer plane crash: Preliminary conclusions indicate external interference
The wreckage and testimonies from witnesses suggest that there may have been external interference in the operation of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane that crashed on December 25 in Kazakhstan.
3 wounded: man fired gun at people in cafe in Odesa region, he was detained
In one of the settlements of Odesa district, a fight broke out between visitors to a cafe. One of the men started shooting and injured three citizens aged 32, 45 and 64.
Azerbaijan Airlines plane downed by Russian Pantsir-S1 air defense system – Budanov
The Embraer 190 passenger plane operated by Azerbaijan Airlines that crashed near Aktau, western Kazakhstan, on December 25 was reportedly shot down by a Russian Pantsir-S1 short-range air defense system.
26 December 2024
Azerbaijan Airlines plane downed by Russian air defenses – Reuters
Russian air defenses downed an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan on December 25, killing 38 people, four sources with knowledge of the preliminary findings of Azerbaijan's investigation into the disaster told Reuters on Thursday.
Azerbaijani plane crashes in Kazakhstan due to Russian missile - Euronews
A passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines crashed in the Kazakh city of Aktau due to a Russian surface-to-air missile.
25 December 2024
Ukraine's CCD: Plane that crashed in Kazakhstan shot down by Russian air defense
A passenger jet belonging to an Azerbaijani airline, which crashed near Aktau in western Kazakhstan on December 25, was reportedly shot down by a Russian air defense system.
24 December 2024
Ukrainian Navy comments on accident of Russian ship in Mediterranean
Russians are facing systemic issues in maintaining their fleet.
Russian bulk carrier sinks in Mediterranean after explosion
On the night of December 24, the Russian dry cargo ship Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea, which could have participated in the evacuation of the Russian military base in Syria.
23 December 2024
Bus collides with car in Carpathian region, 13 injured
In the Carpathian region, in the village of Loieva, a bus got into an accident, 13 people were hospitalized.
17 December 2024
Third Russian tanker carrying fuel oil sends distress signal in Black Sea
A third Russian tanker from the Volgoneft series, loaded with fuel oil, has issued a distress signal near the Kavkaz port in the Black Sea.
16 December 2024
Over 4,000 tonnes of fuel oil spill into Black Sea: Expert details Russian tanker accident
An accident involving Russian tankers in the Kerch Strait, caused by negligence on the part of the shipping company's management, has resulted in the spill of over 4,000 tonnes of fuel oil into the Black Sea, significantly impacting the local microflora despite experts ruling out a regional ecological catastrophe.