Since the beginning of the fire‑hazard period, over 500 forest fires have ignited within the enterprise’s forest estate, affecting 2,100 ha. The average size of a single fire was 3.9 ha.

Where did forest fires most frequently occur?

The greatest number of ignitions occurred in the frontline Iziumske Forestry Management Unit in Kharkiv region, with a total area burned exceeding 1,200 ha. This is equivalent to half of all forest fires recorded across Ukraine.

In the first half of last year, the fire‑affected area in the Kharkiv region reached 9,000 ha. This year, taking into account the region’s specific challenges, the situation was kept under control. To the newly integrated Iziumske forestry enterprises, the company provided six pickups fitted with firefighting modules and procured over 1,000 items of firefighting equipment. Demining operations were conducted over nearly 170 ha, enabling the establishment of an additional 200 km of mineralized firebreaks within the Iziumske Forestry Management Unit. However, more than 143,000 ha of that unit remains mined.

An abnormally warm, snow‑scarce winter, followed by a dry start to spring in the Carpathian region, has seen fires burn over 120 ha in the mountains, including 76.4 ha in Zakarpattia. This year, the enterprise procured 10 fire‑fighting modules for the forestry management subunits of the Branch “Karpatskyi Forest Office,” enabling the suppression of ground‑level fires in hard‑to‑access areas.

Persistent enemy air attacks on Kyiv have increased the number of fires in the Branch “Stolychnyi Forest Office”, which were promptly extinguished. Over the past six months, 114 fires ignited, affecting 216 ha. The average size of a single fire in the Kyiv region was 0.8 ha. To prevent rapid fire spread following enemy strikes, over 5,300 km of mineralized firebreaks have been constructed and nearly 20,000 km of existing ones renewed—10 percent more than planned.

In other regions, there were only isolated fire incidents. Although the situation is under control, SFE “Forests of Ukraine” is undertaking all necessary preparations for forest fire protection:

Infrastructure upgrades: 29,000 km of mineralized firebreaks have been constructed, and maintenance has been carried out on 112,400 of existing ones. Installation works are now beginning for 30 new television‐based fire‐monitoring systems and 24 new observation towers.

Reducing human‑caused fire risk: In the first half of 2025, over 4,500 patrols were conducted, resulting in nearly 200 violations detected and fines imposed. The number of patrols is adjusted according to weather conditions and fire‑danger class.

Training personnel: 775 State Forest Protection officers completed the “Forest Firefighting Leader” course, and 966 completed the “Forest Firefighter Training” course.

We conduct outreach with the local population: over 4,400 lectures have been delivered on adhering to fire‑safety regulations in the forest.

We procure equipment: 25 new fire‑fighting modules have been dispatched to forestries of the Branch “Skhidnyi Forest Office,” Branch “Pivdennyi Forest Office,” Branch “Karpatskyi Forest Office,” and Branch “Tsentralnyi Forest Office.” This year’s investment plan provides for the purchase of 211 motorcycles for patrolling remote forest areas.

We equip recreation points: the plan for this year calls for the construction of 50 new “Lisovychok” forest rest sites, some of which are already under construction.