On February 24, 2022, at 04.35, Russian troops crossed the state border in the area of the border crossing Velyka Pysarivka. At about 07:00 the explosions were on the outskirts of the village, and at about 08:00 two columns of Russian armored vehicles on the side of Haivoron and village of Popivka went to Velyka Pisarivka. At about 11:00, Russian troops advanced in the direction of Okhtyrka.