Is Ukraine safe in 2026?
Ukraine scores 37.1/100 on the live safety index — high-risk. The main pressure on the score comes from military conflict, economy, crime. Active combat has been reported on its territory within the last 24 hours. The 24-hour AI forecast calls the trend stable (projected 35.6/100).
37.1 /100high-risk
30-day trend
Ukraine's score fell by −9.3 over the last 22 days (46.5 → 37.1).
Risk factors
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Conflict & War
33.4/34.1 safety points.
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- Ground war
- 33.3 pts
- Air campaign
- 1.1 pts
- Local strikes
- 11.8 pts
- Operations abroad
- 6.0 pts
These values can overlap and are not added together.
Nuclear threats & incidents
Nuclear index: 13.7/100. Does not affect the Safety Index.
Our index tracks nuclear weapons development, tests, radiation incidents and threats to use nuclear weapons. It also includes explicitly threatened countries. This is our own index, not a probability of nuclear war.
Official travel advisory
4 Do Not Travel
The U.S. State Department places Ukraine at Level 4 — Do Not Travel. Our live index reads 37.1/100. That advisory was last revised Nov 14, 2024, 701 days ago; the index above is recomputed continuously from current reporting.
Source: U.S. Department of State, revised Nov 14, 2024. Levels run 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel). This page is not travel advice.
Latest recorded events
- Ukrainian drones reportedly strike Yandex data center, warehouses in overnight attack on Russia
- Ukraine resumes strikes on energy targets, saying Russia never stopped its attacks
- More powerful Storm Shadows arriving for Ukrainians, Bloomberg reports
- Central Ukrainian region hit by vast drone attack, killing three
- VIDEO Zelensky's announcements quickly came true. Russian refinery on fire
- “Enough is enough.” Despite Trump’s threats, Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian refineries
24-hour forecast
Trend: stable · projected score 35.6/100 (generated )
A deadly drone attack and continued frontline combat outweigh limited gains from foreign strikes.
Compared with nearby countries
| Country | Score | 0–100 | vs Ukraine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 37.1 | — | |
| Moldova | 79.5 | +42.4 | |
| Romania | 85.7 | +48.6 | |
| Belarus | 59.0 | +21.8 | |
| Bulgaria | 83.6 | +46.5 | |
| Slovakia | 87.5 | +50.4 |