battle, medieval

Battle of Snovsk

Name: Battle of Snovsk
Location: Chernihiv, Ukraine

Battle of Snovsk was a battle fought in 1068 at Chernihiv, in what is now Ukraine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Chernihiv. It was part of Q4400955. The recorded result: Rus' victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 against 12,000.

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Fought1068

WhereChernihiv, Ukraine51.494N, 31.295E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRus' victory

Belligerents22px Kievan Rus'againstCuman–Kipchak Confederation

Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy

Part ofQ4400955

Where it sits in Q4400955

3 placed engagements of Q4400955 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1068 (year precision)
Place	Chernihiv, Ukraine 51.494N, 31.295E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	3,000	12,000
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Heavy
Commanders	Sviatoslav II of Kiev

Placed at Chernihiv; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Chernihiv 1534, 0.8 km NE
Battle of Listven 1024, 33 km NE
Battle of Kruty 1918, 75 km SE
Battle of Czarnobyl 1920, 78 km W
Battle of Dohorynka 1921, 85 km SE

In the same war

After: Battle of the Zhelian River 1093

Elsewhere in 1068

Battle of Snovsk is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 301 in present-day Ukraine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16692760, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Snovsk, revision 1370274508, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.