Battle of Pisky

The battle of Pisky was a series of military engagements for control of the ghost town of Pisky, located just outside of the city of Donetsk, between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and the allied separatist Donetsk People's Republic during the battle for Donbas of the eastern Ukraine campaign. Russian and separatist forces fully captured Pisky on 24 August 2022.

Battle of Pisky
Part of the eastern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ruins in Pisky, after the battle
Date28 July 2022 – 24 August 2022
(3 weeks and 6 days)
Location
Pisky, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
Result Russian-DPR victory
Territorial
changes
Russian and DPR forces gain control of Pisky
Belligerents
 Ukraine
Commanders and leaders
Alexei Berngard
Artem Zhoga
Volodymyr Rehesha
Denys Gordeev 
Units involved

DPR Armed Forces

  • Sparta Battalion
  • 100th Brigade
    • 3rd Regiment
    • 11th Regiment
  • Somalia Battalion

Ukrainian armed forces

Casualties and losses
Unknown 500 soldiers killed
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