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Batu's raid of Kievan Rus | |||||||
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Part of the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus' | |||||||
![]() Siege of Kiev in 1240 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mongol Empire |
![]() Principality of Pereyaslav ![]() | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Batu Khan |
Grand Prince Michael of Kiev Prince Mstislav III of Chernigov Daniel of Galicia | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Several tumen of nomad cavalry | Several thousand, but scattered in garrisons | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Light | Heavy |
In 1240, Batu Khan led a raid into Ruthenia as part of the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'. It took place three years after Batu's 1237 conquests of Volga Bulgaria and the Principality of Vladimir-Suzdal.