Qoraa sii wadida faqradan - Bishii Maarso 1169, Amiirkii weynaa Andrey Bogolyubsky ee Vladimir-Suzdal ayaa la wareegay Kyiv, isagoo ka tagay magaalada qadiimiga ah iyo hoolka amiirka burburka. Wuxuu ka qaatay waxyaabo badan oo farshaxan diimeed ah - oo ay ku jiraan "Theotokos of Vladimir" icon - oo ka yimid Vyshhorod oo u dhow. Sanadkii 1203, Amiir Rurik Rostislavich iyo xulafadiisa Kipchak waxay qabsadeen oo gubeen Kyiv. Sanadkii 1230-kii, magaalada waxaa dhowr jeer hareereeyay oo burburiyay amiirro kala duwan oo Rus ah. Magaalada wali kama aysan soo kaban weeraradaas markii sanadkii 1240kii ay soo galeen ciidanka Mongol ee Rus'
, oo uu hoggaaminayo Batu Khan, ayaa dhammaystiray burburinta Kyiv.