Siege of Kiev (1240)

Siege of Kiev
Part of Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'
Imaginative portrayal of the 1240 Siege of Kiev in the 16th-century Facial Chronicle.
Date 28 November[citation needed] – 6 December 1240[1] Location Kiev 50°27′0.00″N 30°31′25.00″E / 50.4500000°N 30.5236111°E / 50.4500000; 30.5236111 Result Mongol victory Kiev plundered Most civilians slaughtered
Belligerents
Mongol Empire	Galicia–Volhynia
Commanders and leaders
Batu Khan	Voivode Dmitr
Strength
Unknown; probably large	~1,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown, probably minor	~48,000 (including noncombatants) killed
class=notpageimage| Location within Europe

The siege of Kiev by the Mongols took place between 28 November and 6 December 1240, and resulted in a Mongol victory. It was a heavy morale and military blow to the Principality of Galicia–Volhynia, which was forced to submit to Mongol suzerainty, and allowed Batu Khan to proceed westward into Central Europe.^[1]