Pishchanivka

Pishchanivka (Ukrainian: 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.

Pishchanivka Піщанівка
Village
Pishchanivka Location of Pishchanivka within Ukraine Show map of Kherson Oblast Pishchanivka Pishchanivka (Ukraine) Show map of Ukraine
Coordinates: 46.649167°N 32.841667°E / 46.649167; 32.841667
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kherson Oblast
Raion	Kherson Raion
Hromada	Oleshky urban hromada
Status	1955
Area
• Total	25.046 km2 (9.670 sq mi)
Elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2001 census)[1]
• Total	582
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	75112
Area code	+380 5542

Geography

It is located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the riverbank of the Dnipro.^[2]

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.^[2][3][4]

Demographics

In 2001 the settlement had 582 inhabitants, native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:^[1]

• Ukrainian – 95.02%
• Russian – 4.30%
• Belarusian – 0.34%
• Romanian (as "Moldovan") – 0.17%