Sack of Baturyn

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Sack of Baturyn
Part of the Great Northern War
Reconstruction of the Baturyn Citadel
Native name	Батуринська трагедія
Location	Baturyn, Cossack Hetmanate
Date	October 27, 1708–November 2, 1708
Target	Rebel Cossack and civilians
Attack type	Siege
Deaths	9,000–15,000
Perpetrators	Russian Imperial Army

The sack of Baturyn, or the Baturyn tragedy (Ukrainian: Батуринська трагедія) was a seizure of Baturin fortress during the Great Northern War (1700–1721), by Russian troops under the command of Alexander Danilovich Menshikov. They captured and destroyed Baturyn on November 2, 1708. The fortress of Baturyn was the capital of the Cossack Hetmanate (Hetman Mazepa) at the time; according to various estimates, between 9,000 to 15,000 civilians and defenders of Baturyn were killed.