Pishchane

Pishchane Піщане
Village
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Coordinates: 49°34′6″N 37°49′58″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kharkiv Oblast
Raion	Kupiansk Raion
Hromada	Petropavlivka rural hromada
Founded	1650
Elevation	94 m (308 ft)
Population
• Total	528
Postal code	63743
Area code	+380 5742

Pishchane (Ukrainian: Піщане) is a village in Petropavlivka rural hromada, Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. The population was 528 in the 2001 Ukrainian census.[1]

History

The village was founded in 1650.

As part of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the village was occupied by Russia in the early stages of the invasion but liberated by Ukraine during their 2022 Kharkiv counteroffensive. The village was claimed by a Russian milblogger to have came under Russian pressure again in June 2024[2] and was entered by Russian troops and became contested again on 6 July 2024.[3] On 20 July, the village was confirmed to have been captured by Russia.[4]

References

1. "Піщанська сільська рада - Харківська область". www.rada.info. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
2. Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Harward, Christina; Hird, Karolina; Barros, George (16 June 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 16, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 17 June 2024. A Russian milblogger claimed that Russian forces advanced about two kilometers deep to the eastern outskirts of Pishchane
3. Kagan, Frederick W.; Evans, Angelica; Bailey, Riley; Harward, Christina; Mappes, Grace (6 July 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 6, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 6 July 2024. Russian forces recently marginally advanced east of Pishchane
4. Bailey, Riley; Mappes, Grace; Wolkov, Nicole; Harward, Christina; Kagan, Frederick W. (20 July 2024). "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 20, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 20 July 2024.