They can also be referred to as Pontic Scythians.
Classical Scythians dominated the Pontic steppe from approximately the 7th century BC until the 3rd century BC. The Scythians (from Ancient Greek: Σκύθης Skúthēs, Σκύθοι Skúthoi) or Scyths, also known as Saka and Sakae ( Old Persian: 𐎿𐎣𐎠 Sakā Ancient Egyptian: 𓋴𓎝𓎡 𓈉, romanized: sk, 𓐠𓎼 𓈉 sꜣg Ancient Greek: Σάκαι Sákai Latin: Sacae), and Ishkuzai ( Akkadian: 𒅖𒆪𒍝𒀀𒀀 Iškuzaya ) or Askuzai ( Akkadian: 𒌷𒊍𒄖𒍝𒀀𒀀 Asguzaya, 𒆳𒊍𒆪𒍝𒀀𒀀 mat Askuzaya, 𒆳𒀾𒄖𒍝𒀀𒀀 mat Ášguzaya ) were an ancient nomadic people living primarily in the region known as Scythia, which today comprises the Eurasian steppes of Kazakhstan, the Russian steppes of the Siberian, Ural, Volga and Southern regions, and eastern Ukraine.