Trees killed people, over a thousand settlements left without power: devastating storm in Ukraine
176 rescue call-outs: the country is cleaning up the aftermath of the storm in 13 regions
State Emergency Service of Ukraine 26 April 2026 reported large-scale consequences of the severe weather that struck as many as 13 regions. Due to strong winds, falling trees and damage to power grids in Ukraine people were killed, and others were injured.
According to rescuers, in Cherkasy a tree fell on an ATV while it was moving. As a result, a person died. Another fatality occurred in Zakarpattia, where a person also died due to a falling tree. In Zaporizhzhia a tree crushed a man to death who was sitting inside a car, – the State Emergency Service reported. In Poltava a tree injured a child.
The storm also massively damaged power grids. According to the State Emergency Service, 1121 settlements in Ukraine were left without power.
Rescuers carried out 176 call-outs to saw fallen trees and perform restoration work. 647 rescuers and 150 units of equipment were involved in eliminating the consequences. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine urged citizens to be extremely cautious during the severe weather. Rescuers continue to operate in an intensified mode.
Mykolaiv also felt the effects of the bad weather. Earlier Korabelov.Info reported that after the storm on 26 April trees fell in various neighbourhoods of the city: in Balabanivka one fell on a shop, on Bohoyavlensky Avenue a tree fell on the so-called Shyrokobal section, and on Yevheniya Loginova Street, 15-A a tree crushed cars, damaged a heating main, windows and balconies.
After such incidents the issue of hazardous trees no longer looks like simply a “municipal trifle”. When trees fall on transport, houses, power lines or people, it becomes a matter of safety, responsibility of services and timely response to residents’ appeals.
Reminder: earlier we wrote:
- Storm in Mykolaiv on 26 April: fallen trees, damaged heating main, crushed cars, downed wires
- Mykolaiv region 27–28 April: ground frost 0–3°C, hazard warning
- January 2026: Mykolaiv rescuers removed nine fallen trees in one day
- February 2026: in Mykolaiv fallen trees block sidewalks and playgrounds
- During two hurricanes in 2023 in Mykolaiv nearly 400 trees were felled
- Fallen trees and downed power transmission lines: elimination of the consequences of the storm in Mykolaiv
