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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]
Pishchane
Піщане | |
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  Pishchane Pishchane shown within Ukraine  Pishchane Pishchane shown within Kharkiv | |
| 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 |
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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]
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