In which regions are there the most illegal logging: statistics

Statistics of illegal logging of timber for the first half of 2025

According to glavcom.ua: The Department of Safety of the State Enterprise 'Forests of Ukraine' published data on illegal logging for the first half of 2025. The minimal volume of illegal logging is noted in the Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, and Mykolaiv regions. However, more than half of all violations were recorded in Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. The information was disseminated by the publication 'Glavkom' referencing the State Enterprise 'Forests of Ukraine'.

Regions with the least violations

The branches of the 'Southern Forestry Office' in the Odesa, Mykolaiv, Ternopil, and Khmelnytskyi regions exhibited the least number of violations. The overall damage in these regions remains low.

At the same time, half of all illegal logging occurs in the Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions. State enterprises in the de-occupied territories in Kharkiv have joined the State Enterprise 'Forests of Ukraine' and large-scale violations have been identified, which have been referred for investigation.

The presented statistics of illegal logging of timber for the first half of 2025 show that in some regions of Ukraine the situation is better controlled than in others. However, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk remain leaders in the number of violations, which draws the attention of authorities to the problem of forest logging in these regions.