Fighting for Pisky and Donetsk Airport in September 2022

▪️In late August and early September, DPR People’s Militia's 11th Regiment troops after a prolonged fighting stormed AFU positions at the junction of Donetsk Ring Road south of Pisky. It is one of the key Ukrainian defence nodes on the front line between Pisky and Pervomais'ke.

▪️On September 5, AFU units were forced to abandon their strongholds near the western part of Donetsk Airport Runway, the so-called "Anthill", through which Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance groups were moving.

▪️On September 6, after a month of fighting, DPR People’s Militia's 11th Regiment gained control over Donetsk Seed Station and the bridges on the outskirts of Pisky. Pisky came under Allied Forces’ complete control.

▪️On September 8, after a prolonged fighting, Sparta Battalion, together with Archangel Michael Battalion, took control over the so-called "Big Anthill", a powerful fortification with multilevel passages and concrete shelters. With the capture of "Big Anthill", the entire territory of Donetsk Airport came under Allied Forces’ control.

▪️From September 10 to 13, AFU attempted several unsuccessful counterattacks on the lost positions near the bridge on Donetsk Ring Road and Donetsk Seed Station.

▪️On September 14, AFU attempted a counterattack on their lost strongholds in the western part of Donetsk Airport on Opytne side, but came under heavy fire from DPR People’s Militia Somalia Battalion and were forced to retreat with heavy losses.

▪️Exhausted by heavy losses and demoralized by continuous and accurate Allied Forces’ fire, AFU units stopped their attempts to counterattack DPR People’s Militia positions. Positional fighting is underway in the vicinity of Pisky, near Pervomais'ke and Opytne.