Victory in Battle
Jul 15 A Novgorodian army led by Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva
- Oct 18 Ukrainian city of Chernigov surrenders, despite this still sacked and pillaged by Mongolian army of Batu
Mongol Siege of Kyiv
Nov 28 Batu Khan's Mongol army lays siege to Kyiv and begins assaulting its city walls with catapults, city falls 8 days later
- Dec 6 Mongols led by Batu Khan occupy and destroy Kyiv after an 8 day siege; out of 50,000 people in the city only 2,000 survive