Is there a fire near Makiyivka right now?
Wildfires near Makiyivka
Updated
20 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 2 km NNE, 4 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 Makiyivka, Donetsk, Ukraine, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Kyiv).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 20 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 2 km NNE 4 km NNE of Makiyivka
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 46 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 25 MW low-intensity
- Wind now
- ESE 16 km/h gusts 43 km/h, humidity 38%
Fires near Makiyivka right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 46 thermal hotspots in 20 separate clusters within 80 km of Makiyivka, Donetsk, Ukraine in the last 48 h. The closest is 2 km NNE of the city centre (4 km NNE of Makiyivka), with 4 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 1 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
3 clusters are 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.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 53 km WSW (44 km WSW of Donetsk) with 5 detections; first seen Sun 2 am and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.
Across Ukraine there are 82 fire clusters in the same window, 31 of them in Donetsk.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 km NNE of Makiyivka | 2 km NNE | 4 | 1 MW | Sat 3:01 am | Sun 2:44 am |
| 6 km SSE of Donetsk | 11 km SW | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:01 am | Sat 3:01 am |
| 13 km W of Donetsk | 22 km W | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 11:30 am | Sun 1:10 pm |
| 29 km SSE of Makiyivka | 29 km SSE | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 2:44 am | Sun 2:44 am |
| 21 km WSW of Donetsk | 31 km WSW | 1 | 7 MW | Sun 1:10 pm | Sun 1:10 pm |
| 28 km NNW of Donetsk | 31 km NW | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:01 am | Sat 3:01 am |
| 48 km ESE of Makiyivka | 47 km ESE | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 2:44 am | Sun 2:44 am |
| 29 km S of Kramatorsk | 50 km NNW | 3 | 15 MW | Sun 11:30 am | Sun 1:10 pm |
| 44 km WSW of Donetsk | 53 km WSW | 5 | 8 MW | Sun 2:44 am | Sun 1:10 pm |
| 40 km SSW of Kramatorsk | 54 km NW | 3 | 5 MW | Sun 11:30 am | Sun 11:30 am |
| 49 km SSW of Kramatorsk | 59 km NW | 3 | 1 MW | Sun 2:44 am | Sun 2:44 am |
| 41 km S of Alchevsk | 60 km E | 1 | 9 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sat 12:49 pm |
| 53 km N of Mariupol | 60 km SSW | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 1:10 pm | Sun 1:10 pm |
| 55 km NW of Taganrog | 61 km SE | 1 | 1 MW | Sat 3:01 am | Sat 3:01 am |
| 53 km NNW of Taganrog | 66 km SE | 2 | 25 MW | Sat 12:49 pm | Sat 2:30 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Makiyivka is from the ESE at 16 km/h (gusts 43 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WNW. Relative humidity is 38% and the temperature 10°C.
Makiyivka is not directly downwind of the nearest fire at the moment, though winds shift and plumes from larger fires can still reach the city.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Makiyivka 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.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.