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Battle of Pisky (2022)
Part of the Eastern Ukraine offensive of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Date28 July 2022 – Present
(−1 year, 11 months and 2 weeks)
Location
Pisky, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Result Russian victory (Russian Claim)
Ongoing (Ukrainian Claim)[1]
Belligerents
  Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Alexei Berngard
Artem Zhoga		 Unknown
Units involved

Donetsk People's Republic DPR Armed Forces

 Armed Forces of Ukraine

  • 15th Mountain Assault Brigade
  • 503rd Naval Infantry Battalion

National Guard of Ukraine

Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The battle of Pisky are a series of military engagements near the city of Pisky between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the battle for Donbas in 2022.

Background

Main articles: Eastern Ukraine offensive, Battle of Avdiivka (2022), Battle of Donbas (2022), and Siege of Marinka
See also: War in Donbas (2014–2022), March 2022 Donetsk attack, Maisky Market attack, and Olenivka prison massacre

During the Eastern Ukraine offensive in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian and pro-separatist forces set their sights on seizing the Donbas region, consisting of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. Parts of these oblasts, including their capitals with the same names, were seized in pro-Russian uprisings in 2014. Before Russia officially launched its invasion of Ukraine, Avdiyivka was the first place where the conflict escalated, just 3km north of Pisky. On March 13, Russian forces bombed the Avdiyevka coking plant.[2] On 14 March 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, a Tochka-U missile attack hit the center of Donetsk, Ukraine, at the time under de facto administration of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). The Russian Investigative Committee reported that the attack killed 23 civilians, including children, and injured at least 18 people.[3] The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights reported that the attacked killed 15 civilians and injured 36 people.[4] Ukraine claimed that the rocket had been fired by the Russians, while Russia and the DPR claimed that the attack was carried out by Ukrainian forces. On March 17, Russian and separatist forces launched an offensive on Marinka, located a few kilometers south of Piski. Marinka is a strong defense fortification of the Ukrainian forces on the dividing line between Ukraine and the Russian separatist states DPR and LNR.[5] On the night of April 18, 2022, Russian forces launched an intensive bombing campaign against positions in Lugansk, Donetsk, and Kharkiv Oblasts, beginning the Battle of Donbass.[6] On June 13, Ukrainian forces launched an artillery attack that reportedly hit a market in Donetsk, the capital of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, killing five people.[7] The DPR accused Ukraine of carrying out shelling attacks from the areas of Pisky and Krasnogorovka.[8][9] On the night of July 28-29, a prison was destroyed in Molodizhne near the village of Olenivka, a settlement southwest of Donetsk controlled by the Russian-backed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). Russian and DNR casualty figures indicate that 53 Ukrainian prisoners were killed and another 75 wounded[10] (the Russian statement initially suggested 40 dead and 75 wounded, in addition to 8 guards).[11] The Ukrainian side suggested that around 40 people were killed and 130 wounded.[12]

Both sides agree that Azov fighters were captured in the destroyed barracks, brought a few days before the event. Denis Pushilin, the leader of the DNR, suggested that there were no foreigners among the 193 prisoners held in the detention facility, but did not specify the number of Ukrainians detained.[10] Russian officials have published a list of deceased prisoners. As of July 30, 2022, Ukrainian officials stated that they were unable to verify the list.[13] After the rocket attacks on Olenivka, the Russian side accused the Ukrainian side of having launched an attack with American HIMARS missile systems from the area of ​​Pisky, Marinka and Vuhledar, and on the same day it was decided to launch a general offensive in the direction of those three places.[14]

Battle

On 28 July, DPR and Russian forces launched a claimed offensive to surround Avdiivka. Russian and separatist forces assaulted the towns of Krasnohorivka, Pisky, and other towns north of Avdiivka, with unspecified gains.[15] On 31 July, the Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces attempted advances around Kamyanka and Pisky and that unspecified separate Russian units had ”partial success” around Avdiivka. Donetsk People‘s Republic (DPR) Deputy Information Minister Daniil Bezsonov claimed that Russian and DPR forces secured positions on the southeastern outskirts of Pisky, which is consistent with Ukrainian reports.[16] The Head of the Avdiivka City Military Administration Vitalii Barabash said that only 10% of the pre-war population of Avdiivka remained or about 2,500 people.[17]

Ukraine said on 5 August that it lost the Butivka coal mine to Russia and claimed it was pushed to the outskirts of Avdiivka.[18][19] The DPR claimed its forces and Russia took Pisky, with Ukraine rejecting the claim.[20][21] On August 7, combat footage showed that Russian forces had reached the centre of Pisky.[22]As of August 12, the ISW reported that based on combat footage and satelite imagery, much of Pisky had been leveled by the Russians, because of heavy shelling using thermobaric artillery systems.[23] The Russian defence ministry claimed to have fully captured Pisky on 13 August,[24][25] but the Ukrainian military denied that it had been captured, saying fighting was ongoing.[26][better source needed]

Analysis

References

  1. ^ "Russia claims full control of Pisky village in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Ifax reports". Reuters. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Ukraine's largest steel firm says shells hit Avdiivka coke plant". Reuters. March 13, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-03-28. Retrieved 2022-03-28 – via www.reuters.com.
  3. ^ "Au moins 23 civils tués à Donetsk par une frappe ukrainienne, accuse Moscou". LEFIGARO (in French). 2022-03-14. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  4. ^ The situation of human rights in Ukraine in the context of the armed attack by the Russian Federation, 24 February to 15 May 2022 (Report). OHCHR. 29 June 2022. para. 31. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  5. ^ Russian Ministry of Defense official Twitter
  6. ^ "Massive Bombardment Signals Russia's Renewed Offensive In Eastern Ukraine". Forbes. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  7. ^ Golder, Joseph (2022-06-14). "Pro-Russia separatists say Ukrainian forces shelled market in Donetsk, killing 5 people". Newsweek. Retrieved 2022-07-01.
  8. ^ Reuters Editorial. "Deadly artillery attack hits Donetsk market - media | Reuters Video". reut.rs. Retrieved 2022-06-15. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ "Latest Developments in Ukraine: June 13". VOA. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  10. ^ a b "Russia, Ukraine trade blame for deadly attack on POW prison". AP NEWS. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Russia accuses Ukraine of killing POWs with HIMARS system". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Внаслідок обстрілу Оленівки близько 40 осіб загинуло, 130 поранено – розпочато провадження" [As a result of the shelling of Olenivka, about 40 people died, 130 were injured – proceedings have been initiated]. armyinform.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Russian offensive campaign assessment: 31 July". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Ukrainian Troops 'Neutralize' Russian Reconnaissance Group". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 29". Critical Threats. Retrieved 2022-07-30.
  16. ^ "RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CAMPAIGN ASSESSMENT, JULY 31". Institute for the Study of War. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  17. ^ "Official: 2,500 Civilians Remain in Avdiivka. Head of the Avdiivka City Military ... - Latest Tweet by the Kyiv Independent | 🌎 LatestLY". 4 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Russia-Ukraine war: What we know on day 163 of the invasion". TheGuardian.com. 5 August 2022.
  19. ^ Polityuk, Pavel; Zinets, Natalia (5 August 2022). "Ukraine under pressure in east as NATO chief says Russia must not win". Reuters.
  20. ^ "Russian-backed separatists say they have taken Pisky village in east Ukraine, TASS reports". Reuters. 5 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Kyrylenko: Ukraine's Armed Forces control Pisky village in Donetsk region".
  22. ^ "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 8". Critical Threats. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  23. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  24. ^ Reuters (2022-08-13). "Russia claims full control of Pisky village in Ukraine's Donetsk region, Ifax reports". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-08-14. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  25. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  26. ^ "24 канал". Telegram. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
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