Is Horishni Plavni safe? Ukraine travel risk
Is Horishni Plavni safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Horishni Plavni scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Ukraine Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 28 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 2 Oct 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Horishni Plavni scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Ukraine (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Horishni Plavni: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher. Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ukraine travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Poltavska Oblast (49.0167° N, 33.6667° E), Horishni Plavni sits 276.7 km NW from Kyiv at 71 m elevation.
Poltavska Oblast
49.0167° N, 33.6667° E
71 m
Europe/Kyiv
49,854
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Ukraine
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Horishni Plavni happened in July (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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