Siege of Kyiv

Name: Siege of Kyiv
Start: 0968

968 CE.

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The siege of Kiev by the Pechenegs in 968 (sub anno 6476) is narrated in pages 65.19–67.20 of the Primary Chronicle. It is an account that freely mixes historical details with folklore. Sviatoslav ultimately repelled the Pecheneg invasion and the Siege was a failure for the Pechenegs.

Text from the Wikipedia article Siege of Kiev (968), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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