siege, medieval
Siege of Kyiv
Siege of Kyiv was a siege conducted in AD 968 at Kyiv, in what is now Ukraine. It was part of the Rus'-Pecheneg Wars, which ran from AD 875 to 1036. The recorded result: Kievan Rus' victory.
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Where it sits in the Rus'-Pecheneg Wars
Record
| Date | AD 968 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Kyiv, Ukraine 50.450N, 30.524E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Kyiv 1240, same recorded site
- Sack of Kyiv 1169, same recorded site
- Siege of Kyiv 1658, same recorded site
- Siege of Kyiv 1036, same recorded site
- Battle of Kiev 1943, same recorded site
Contested ground: this site was fought over 11 times between AD 968 and 1943.
In the same war
- After: Battle of Trubizh AD 992
- All 3 engagements of Rus'-Pecheneg Wars
Elsewhere in AD 968
- Siege of Antioch Turkey
- Battle of Silistra Romania
- Battle of Sulcoit Ireland
Siege of Kyiv is one of 186 engagements of the 10th century in the atlas and one of 321 in present-day Ukraine.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2503056, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Kiev (968), revision 1370742474, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.