Five fires in one day: grass, bushes, and rubbish burned in Mykolaiv region — Emergency Service report

Over the course of October 8, 2026, units of the Mykolaiv Region State Emergency Service extinguished 5 fires involving dry grass, bushes, and rubbish. All the fires broke out in open areas.

The fires were put out in the following communities and cities:

• Kobleve Territorial Community — Mykolaiv District;
• Chornomorsk Territorial Community — Mykolaiv District;
• Kryve Ozero Territorial Community — Pervomaisk District;
• the city of Novyi Buh;
• the city of Nova Odesa.

Firefighters from local fire brigades assisted in extinguishing some of the fires. Equipment provided by private businesses was also deployed.

The causes of the fires are being investigated.

We previously reported:

• A warehouse and two hectares of dry grass burned in Mykolaiv Region
• Mykolaiv Region saw 33 fires in one day: flames swept across more than 20 hectares
• A house, an Audi, and hectares of dry grass: firefighters put out 20 fires in one day
• Another major fire in Vitovka District: flames spread from dry grass to a residential area
• Two fires in one day in Korabelnyi District: firefighters battled flames threatening more than 5 hectares