From April 19 to 21, snow breakage and windfall occurred in Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions. The snow breakage affected not only urban and rural areas but also large forested areas.

Snow breakage is a natural disaster. It occurs due to heavy precipitation in the form of wet snow, which accumulates on tree crowns. As a result, the tops, trunks, or large branches break under the weight of the snow.

Specialists from the state forestry protection enterprise "Kharkivlisozakhyst" are currently inspecting forest stands affected by snow breakage and windfall. The scale of the disaster is alarming: according to inspections, timber losses range from 20 to 100 cubic meters per hectare. Depending on the age of the stands, the losses account for 10% to 30% in young forests and 5% to 25% in middle-aged stands.

Assessments to determine the extent of damaged forests and timber losses are still ongoing…