Is there a fire near Slovyansk right now?
Wildfires near Slovyansk
Updated
8 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 17 km NW, 2 detections in the last 24 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 1:13 pm local (2026-10-25 11:13 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Slovyansk, Donetsk, Ukraine, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (Europe/Kyiv).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 8 last 24 h
- Nearest fire
- 17 km NW 17 km NW of Slovyansk
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 19 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 24 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 88 MW moderate
- Wind now
- ENE 8 km/h gusts 18 km/h, humidity 54%
Fires near Slovyansk right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 19 thermal hotspots in 8 separate clusters within 80 km of Slovyansk, Donetsk, Ukraine in the last 24 h. The closest is 17 km NW of the city centre (17 km NW of Slovyansk), with 2 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 18 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
2 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 41 km S (29 km S of Kramatorsk) with 3 detections; first seen Sun 11 am and last seen Sun 1 pm local time.
Across Ukraine there are 41 fire clusters in the same window, 14 of them in Donetsk.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 km NW of Slovyansk | 17 km NW | 2 | 18 MW | Sun 11:30 am | Sun 11:30 am |
| 21 km NE of Slovyansk | 21 km NE | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 11:30 am | Sun 11:30 am |
| 26 km SW of Kramatorsk | 38 km SSW | 2 | 3 MW | Sun 11:30 am | Sun 1:10 pm |
| 29 km S of Kramatorsk | 41 km S | 3 | 15 MW | Sun 11:30 am | Sun 1:10 pm |
| 43 km NNE of Slovyansk | 42 km NNE | 3 | 9 MW | Sun 11:32 am | Sun 1:13 pm |
| 40 km SSW of Kramatorsk | 53 km SSW | 3 | 5 MW | Sun 11:30 am | Sun 11:30 am |
| 53 km WSW of Kramatorsk | 60 km WSW | 3 | 88 MW | Sun 1:10 pm | Sun 1:10 pm |
| 72 km N of Slovyansk | 72 km N | 1 | 9 MW | Sun 1:13 pm | Sun 1:13 pm |
Smoke and wind
Wind at Slovyansk is from the ENE at 8 km/h (gusts 18 km/h), so smoke near the city drifts toward the WSW. Relative humidity is 54% and the temperature 5°C.
Slovyansk 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 Slovyansk 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.