Pidstepne
Підстепне | |
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Coordinates: 46°39′42″N 32°53′37″E / 46.66167°N 32.89361°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Kherson Oblast |
Raion | Kherson Raion |
Hromada | Oleshky urban hromada |
Area | |
• Total | 39 km2 (15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 591 |
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Pidstepne ( Ukrainian: Підстепне) is a village in southern Ukraine, located in Oleshky urban hromada, Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast. [2] The village was captured by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. On the night of 17–18 October 2023, it was reported by Russian sources that Ukrainian forces, in a raid across the Dnipro river, had either captured or partially captured Pidstepne along with a couple other villages. [3] [4]
A Russian milblogger claimed that intense fighting is ongoing near Poyma (10km southeast of Kherson City and 4km from the Dnipro River), Pishchanivka (13km southeast of Kherson City and 3km from the Dnipro River), and Pidstepne (17km east of Kherson City and 4km from the Dnipro River).