disaster
Striking twice: Rainfalls cause new flooding in Zakarpattia (Photos, videos)
Two-hour precipitation has reached a 20-day level.
13:50, 29 June 2020
Ukraine asks NATO, EU to help handle flooding aftermath in western regions
Ukraine's government suggests engaging NATO's Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre.
03:15, 26 June 2020
Zelensky arrives in flood-hit Prykarpattia before his self-isolation expires
The president will chair a meeting on disaster management in the country's western regions.
22:40, 25 June 2020
Floods in Ukraine's west: Zelensky pledges assistance to victims
The Ukrainian authorities will develop a full-fledged strategy to counter floods comprehensively.
22:30, 24 June 2020
Ukraine declassifies Soviet KGB archives on Chornobyl disaster
Newly-revealed documents show this wasn't the first accident at the nuclear plant, while previous ones had been totally hushed down.
16:40, 22 June 2020
River almost dries out amid water shortage in occupied Crimea (Photo)
The relevant photos were posted by a local blogger.
11:40, 10 June 2020
Ukraine's interior minister reports all fires in Chornobyl zone extinguished (Photos)
He thanked the firefighters and foresters for the work.
23:55, 26 April 2020
Ukraine commemorates 34th anniversary of Chornobyl disaster
About 400,000 people were evacuated from the exclusion zone.
15:30, 26 April 2020
NASA says it sees fires near Chornobyl break out again (Satellite image)
The range of this fire from beginning to now has reached 50,000 acres which makes this wildfire the largest since the nuclear accident occurred.
01:25, 18 April 2020
CNN: There's a fire in Australia the size of Manhattan
Weather conditions are deteriorating rapidly on Saturday, with the country's Bureau of Meteorology warning that winds are picking up and temperatures increasing.
21:32, 04 January 2020
Massive forest fires in Siberia "climate emergency" – Greenpeace
Experts warn that the situation will most likely remain catastrophic in the coming two weeks due to weather conditions.
14:20, 07 August 2019
Ukraine marks 33rd anniversary of Chornobyl tragedy
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko thanked Chornobyl cleanup workers, states and organizations that help Ukraine to overcome the consequences of the disaster.
12:40, 26 April 2019
The Guardian: Chernobyl's disastrous cover-up is a warning for the next nuclear age
Before expanding nuclear power to combat climate change, we need answers to the global health effects of radioactivity.
18:36, 04 April 2019
Firefighting helicopter, aircraft involved in putting out massive Chornobyl wildfire outside Kyiv
Some 98 firefighters and 23 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.
22:50, 02 April 2019
New environmental disaster threatening Crimea
Water shortage has long been an issue for farmers in the northern part of the peninsula.
09:00, 19 February 2019
Crimea may face another environmental disaster – OSINT expert
This may bring a host of diseases.
15:44, 28 January 2019
Disaster looming: Scientist comments on drinking water shortage in Crimea
Russia needs to negotiate with Ukraine on water supplies to the peninsula, the expert believes.
09:40, 22 January 2019
One step short of causing another "Chornobyl" disaster in Donbas, Russia prepares to blame Ukraine – media
Russia-controlled occupation authorities in Horlivka are aware of the pressing environmental threats in the area.
10:15, 10 January 2019
