Is there a fire near Luhansk right now?
Wildfires near Luhansk
Updated
9 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 20 km SE, 6 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:10 pm local (2026-10-25 11:10 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Luhansk, Ukraine, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Kyiv).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 9 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 20 km SE 21 km SE of Luhansk
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 22 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 41 MW moderate
- Wind now
- E 11 km/h gusts 28 km/h, humidity 36%
Fires near Luhansk right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 22 thermal hotspots in 9 separate clusters within 80 km of Luhansk, Ukraine in the last 48 h. The closest is 20 km SE of the city centre (21 km SE of Luhansk), with 6 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 21 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
1 cluster is within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.
Across Ukraine there are 82 fire clusters in the same window, 20 of them in Luhansk.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 km SE of Luhansk | 20 km SE | 6 | 21 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sat 2:30 pm |
| at Alchevsk | 42 km WSW | 5 | 2 MW | Sat 3:01 am | Sun 2:44 am |
| 54 km NNW of Luhansk | 54 km NNW | 2 | 6 MW | Sun 11:30 am | Sun 11:30 am |
| 55 km SE of Luhansk | 55 km SE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:44 am | Sun 2:44 am |
| 55 km ENE of Luhansk | 55 km ENE | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 2:44 am | Sun 2:44 am |
| 41 km S of Alchevsk | 67 km SW | 1 | 9 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sat 12:49 pm |
| 54 km WNW of Shakhty | 75 km SSE | 1 | 4 MW | Sun 1:10 pm | Sun 1:10 pm |
| 68 km SSE of Alchevsk | 75 km S | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 11:30 am | Sun 11:30 am |
| 58 km WNW of Shakhty | 79 km S | 4 | 41 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sat 12:49 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Luhansk is from the E at 11 km/h (gusts 28 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the W. Relative humidity is 36% and the temperature 7°C.
Luhansk is roughly downwind of the nearest fire, so smoke and haze are likely; check the air quality page before spending time outdoors.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Luhansk air quality page has the live reading.
Evacuations and official information
GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
The European Forest Fire Information System, EFFIS (forest-fire.emergency.copernicus.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas; evacuation orders come from the national civil protection authority and local police.
About satellite fire detections
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.