Pishchanivka
{{Short description|Village in Kherson Raion, Ukraine}}
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| native_name = Піщанівка
| native_name_lang = uk
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| established_date = 1955
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| population_total = 582
| population_as_of = 2001 census
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| postal_code = 75112
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| area_code = +380 5542
| elevation_m = 9
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| subdivision_type1 = Oblast
| subdivision_name1 = Kherson Oblast
| subdivision_type2 = Raion
| subdivision_name2 = Kherson Raion
| subdivision_type3 = Hromada
| subdivision_name3 = Oleshky urban hromada
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Pishchanivka ({{langx|uk|Піщанівка}}) is a village in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine. It belongs to Oleshky urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Before 1955, it was part of the village Pidstepne.
Geography
It is located about {{Convert|2|km|mi}} southeast of the riverbank of the Dnipro.
History
Pishchanivka was captured by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine that began in 2022. Early on 18 October 2023, it was reported that Ukrainian forces had reached the village during an incursion during the Dnipro campaign.
Demographics
In 2001 the settlement had 582 inhabitants, native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:
- Ukrainian – 95.02%
- Russian – 4.30%
- Belarusian – 0.34%
- Romanian (as "Moldovan") – 0.17%
References
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{{cite web|url=http://db.ukrcensus.gov.ua/MULT/Database/Census/databasetree_en.asp |title=All-Ukrainian population census |trans-title= |publisher=State Statistics Service of Ukraine |date= |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=db.ukrcensus.gov.ua |language=en }}
{{cite web|url=https://kyivindependent.com/military-reports-russian-strikes-on-east-bank-of-dnipro-near-kherson-implying-ukrainian-presence/ |title=Military reports Russian strikes on east bank of Dnipro near Kherson, implying Ukrainian presence |trans-title= |publisher=The Kyiv Independent |date=2023-10-19 |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=kyivindependent.com |language=en |author=Dinara Khalilova |quote=Russia launched air strikes against the village of Pishchanivka on the east bank of the Dnipro River in Kherson Oblast, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces wrote, implying the presence of Ukrainian forces in the settlement. }}
{{cite web|url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-october-18-2023 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 18, 2023 |publisher=ISW |date=2023-10-18 |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=understandingwar.org |language=en |author=Angelica Evans |author2=Nicole Wolkov |author3=Karolina Hird |author4=Riley Bailey |author5=Mason Clark |quote=The milblogger claimed that a Ukrainian sabotage group is still operating in Pishchanivka as of the afternoon of October 18. The milblogger, however, suggested that Russian forces only maintain positions on the southern outskirts of the settlement.}}
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Category:Villages in Kherson Raion
Category:1955 establishments in Ukraine
Category:Oleshky urban hromada
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