Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

Kolomyia and Rivne plunged into darkness as Russia targets critical infrastructure

Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, is experiencing power outages following a Russian Shahed drone attack on the city, Suspilne reported on May 13.

13 May, 03:22 PM

SBU nabs Russian citizen in western Ukraine over booby-trap plot

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service and National Police detained a 59-year-old Russian citizen in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast who had manufactured an explosive device and set a booby trap at the entrance to his house to target law enforcement officers, authorities reported on April 8.

8 April, 03:35 PM

Russian morning strike cuts heating near Ivano-Frankivsk

Russian forces struck Ukraine’s Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast on the morning of Feb. 17, leaving one municipality without heating and prompting scheduled power outages across the region, though no casualties were reported, regional governor Svitlana Onyshchuk said on Telegram.

17 February, 01:48 PM

Ukraine probes illegal logging in Ivano-Frankivsk causing $1M in damage

Prosecutors in Ukraine’s Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast are investigating 13 criminal cases linked to illegal logging, with estimated damages totaling nearly 37 million hryvnias ($1 million), the regional prosecutor’s office said on Feb. 13.

13 February, 01:18 PM

Burshtyn partially restores heat and water after Russian strike

Partial heat and water supply was restored in Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, following a Russian attack on the Burshtyn thermal power plant overnight into Feb. 7, Mayor Vasyl Andriyeshyn reported on Feb. 9.

9 February, 10:26 PM

Burshtyn TPP halts operations after Russian strike, tougher outages expected

Burshtyn thermal power plant sustained heavy damage in a massive combined Russian attack and is currently out of operation, Burshtyn Mayor Vasyl Andriieshyn said on Feb. 7.

7 February, 09:59 PM

Russian strike hits Rivne Oblast homes, power grid

Russian forces struck critical infrastructure and residential buildings in Ukraine’s Rivne Oblast overnight and into the morning of Feb. 7, leaving power outages, possible water supply disruptions, and two people injured, according to regional governor Oleksandr Koval.

7 February, 11:41 AM

Russian drones hit Burshtyn, causing power outages in Western Ukraine

Russia launched a mass attack on the city of Burshtyn in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, causing power supply disruptions, Suspilne reported on Dec. 23.

23 December 2025, 08:35 AM

Russian air assault slams homes, energy sites in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

Three people, including two children, were injured in a Russian drone and missile barrage of the western Ukrainian Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, regional Governor Svitlana Onyshchuk reported on Telegram on Nov. 19.

19 November 2025, 09:24 AM

Two babies born in Kalush hospital shelter during Russian overnight attack on Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

Two babies were born in a shelter at the maternity ward of Kalush Central District Hospital in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast during Russia’s overnight attack, the City Council said on Facebook on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 05:56 PM

Fires after Russian attack pollute air in western Ukraine

Russian forces launched a strike on an Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast municipality overnight into Sept. 3, sparking fires that deteriorated air quality in the town of Kalush, according to Mayor Andriy Nayda.

3 September 2025, 05:26 PM

Rescuers share shocking images after Russian strike hits Ivano-Frankivsk

Russian invaders launched a massive missile attack on Ukraine’s Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, causing destruction and sparking multiple fires, the State Emergency Service reported on July 21.

21 July 2025, 11:15 AM

Child among injured in Russia’s largest attack on Ivano-Frankivsk

Four people, including a child, were injured in the largest Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s western Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast since the beginning of the war, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Telegram, posting photos of the aftermath.

21 July 2025, 08:55 AM

Million-subscriber blogger from Iraq shows life in Ukrainian village and calls himself Banderite — video

A man from Iraq who moved to Ukraine in 2018 now runs a successful YouTube blog where he shares stories of life in a village in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Suspilne wrote on July 15.

16 July 2025, 02:00 PM

Former Ivano-Frankivsk Emergency Head charged with illegal logging — SBI

The State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) has reported suspicions to the former head of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, alleging he organized illegal logging of a forest from the nature reserve fund valued at over UAH 7 million (approximately $189,000), according to an SBI press service statement on June 6.

6 June 2025, 03:55 PM

Russia launches drone attacks on Western Ukraine: buildings and vehicles damaged

The Russian forces launched Shahed drone attack against Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi oblasts overnight, the local governors Svitlana Onyshchuk and Ruslan Zaparanyuk reported on May 23.

23 May 2025, 09:58 AM

Ground collapse disrupts train service in western Ukraine

A ground collapse and track subsidence occurred on a railway line in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, temporarily halting traffic there, Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) reported on May 22.

23 May 2025, 09:00 AM

Ukrnafta gets permit to develop major oil field

The State Geology and Subsoil Survey of Ukraine granted Ukrnafta a special permit to develop the Oleska area in Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, previously held by Chevron Ukraine and Nadra Oleska, according to an order dated May 12, 2025.

19 May 2025, 02:19 PM

Ukraine welcomes another industrial park in its Western Oblast

Ukrainian government has approved the inclusion of the newly-created Burshtyn Industrial Park (Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast) in the official register of industrial parks, the Economy Ministry wrote on Feb. 28.

3 March 2025, 01:15 PM

Massive drone assault on Ukraine: Damage across four oblasts

Russian forces launched a significant drone attack on Ukraine, deploying 104 Shahed kamikaze UAVs and decoy drones overnight on Jan. 26. The air defense systems successfully intercepted 57 drones, the Ukrainian Air Force reported on Telegram.

27 January 2025, 11:54 AM

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