Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na March 1169, Onyeisi Ukwu Andrey Bogolyubsky nke Vladimir-Suzdal bibiri Kiev, na-ahapụ obodo ochie na ụlọ eze ahụ n'ọgba aghara. O buuru ọtụtụ ihe ndị e ji eme ihe n'okpukpe - gụnyere ihe oyiyi "Theotokos nke Vladimir" - site na Vyshhorod dị nso. Na 1203, Prince Rurik Rostislavich na ndị ya na ha jikọrọ aka na Kipchak weghaara ma gbaa Kyiv ọkụ. N'afọ ndị 1230, ndị isi dị iche iche nke Rus nọchibidoro ma bibie obodo ahụ ọtụtụ ugboro. Obodo ahụ enwetaghachighi onwe ya site na mwakpo ndị a mgbe, na 1240,
Ọgụ ndị Mongol nke Rus', nke Batu Khan duziri, mebiri mbibi nke Kyiv.