State Emergency Service

Ukrainian rescuers stop fires in Lutsk after overnight attack

Rescuers in Lutsk put out fires sparked by a Russian missile and drone attack overnight, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) reported on Telegram on July 9.

9 July 2025, 11:11 AM

Teacher Kateryna Borsynska and her husband died in a Russian airstrike on Odesa

As a result of Russia's strike on Odesa, teacher and social worker Kateryna Borsynska and her husband, Valentyn, were killed, according to the city's mayor, Hennadiy Trukhanov on June 28.

28 June 2025, 05:19 PM

Russian night strike on Odesa's 21-story building has caused 14 injuries and 2 deaths

In Odesa, following a Russian night strike by Shahed drones on a 21-story building, the number of injured has risen to 14, with two confirmed dead, regional military administration head Oleh Kiper reported on Telegram on June 28.

28 June 2025, 10:16 AM

In Kramatorsk, three deceased individuals were recovered from the rubble of a four-story building

As of 1:30 pm in Kramatorsk, rescuers recovered the bodies of two men from under the rubble of a four-story building, partially destroyed in a Russian attack on the night of June 22.

22 June 2025, 05:19 PM

Efforts to clear debris and recover from the June 17 strike continue in Kyiv’s Darnytskyi district

Work continues in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv to address the aftermath of the Russian massive shelling on June 17, which killed 28 people and injured about 140, as reported by Svitlana Vodolaha, head of the press service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, on the WeUkraine TV channel on June 19.

19 June 2025, 02:42 PM

Russians hit Sumy with drones damaging residential areas

The Russian invaders launched another drone attack on Sumy on the night, and around 1:00 p.m., the enemy again targeted the city center with drones, as reported by Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration on June 16.

16 June 2025, 06:38 PM

Bodies of young couple found under rubble of destroyed house in Lutsk

In Lutsk, rescuers found the bodies of a young couple, Mykola and Ivanka, under the rubble of a nine-story building destroyed by a Russian shell, WeUkraine correspondent Volodymyr Mykolaychuk reported from the scene on June 6.

6 June 2025, 06:39 PM

Russian attack in Lutsk injures 16, rescuers share photos and video

In Lutsk, the number of injured from the massive Russian attack has risen to 16, with victims likely still trapped under the rubble of a damaged nine-story building, the State Emergency Service reports on Telegram on June 6.

6 June 2025, 05:38 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

12 killed in massive Russian attack, including 3 children — Klymenko

At least 12 people were killed and more than 60 injured in a massive Russian attack, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said on May 25.

25 May 2025, 03:43 PM

Three children among victims of Russian missile attack in Zhytomyr Oblast

Three children were killed and 12 other people were injured when Russian invaders struck Ukraine’s Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service said on May 25.

25 May 2025, 11:02 AM

Photos: Russian predawn drone attack targets residential complex in Kyiv suburbs

Ukraine’s State Emergency Service (SES) posted photos of a ten-story residential building damaged in an overnight drone attack in the village of Sofiyivska Borshchahivka in the suburbs of Kyiv on May 7.

7 May 2025, 10:42 AM

Drone strike sparks fire at warehouse in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district

Fires caused by Russian drone strikes were extinguished overnight in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district, Ukraine’s emergency service said on April 12.

12 April 2025, 01:15 PM

Over 20 Shahed strikes in Kharkiv, 15 injured in Dnipro fires, mass drone attack hits Kramatorsk

Russia launched another wave of Shahed drone attacks on Ukraine late April 8 and into the night of April 9. Kharkiv reported more than 20 hits. In Dnipro, drone strikes sparked fires. Kramatorsk also came under heavy attack. All three cities reported casualties.

9 April 2025, 11:00 AM

Three districts of Kyiv hit in massive Russian missile attack

Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv, prompting rescuers to extinguish fires and clear damage in the Darnytskyi, Obolonskyi, and Solomyanskyi districts, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported on Telegram on April 6.

6 April 2025, 10:50 AM

Kyiv Oblast hit by Russian night strike, emergency service shows attack aftermath — photos

A Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast killed a man born in 1962 and set a warehouse on fire, Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported on Feb. 22.

22 February 2025, 10:35 AM

No ice is safe: Ukraine sees 22 drownings in one week

Over the past week, 22 people, including six children, have died in water-related incidents across Ukraine, the State Emergency Service (SES) reported on Telegram on Feb. 17.

17 February 2025, 04:55 PM

Russian drone strikes Chornobyl reactor shelter, causing significant damage – Zelenskyy

A Russian attack drone carrying an explosive warhead struck the dome of the destroyed fourth reactor at the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on the night of Feb. 14, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported.

14 February 2025, 10:21 AM

New Russian drones instantly explode on contact

The State Emergency Service warned that Russia is using drones that detonate on contact to target civilians, reporting this on Telegram on Feb. 4.

4 February 2025, 04:51 PM

Air defenses shoot down two ballistic missiles and 24 drones in Russia’s attack on Ukraine

Russian forces launched an overnight and early-morning attack on Ukraine on Jan. 18, using four Iskander-M/KN-23 ballistic missiles and 39 Shahed combat drones, along with various decoy UAVs.

18 January 2025, 09:30 AM

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