Standoff on the Ugra River

Name: Standoff on the Ugra River
Start: 1445

Type Event Region Russia Time 1445

During the 1445 crisis on Moscow's southwestern frontier, after Vasily II's defeat and capture at Suzdal, Moscow and Kazan-Tatar forces faced off alo…

Timeline

1445Suzdal · RussiaVasily II led a counterattack against Mahmud and Yakub, sons of Khan Ulugh Muhammad of Kazan, but was defeated and captured near Suzdal; Moscow's military strength was badly hit and its southwestern frontier lay open.
1445Ugra River · Kaluga OblastWhile Vasily was released for a huge ransom and escorted back to Russia by Tatars, Moscow's garrison forces and Kazan-Tatar troops faced off on both banks of the Ugra River; neither side launched a decisive attack, and the border situation remained deadlocked amid negotiations and mutual containment.

Sources

First Russo-Kazan war (1437–1445) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Russo-Kazan_war_(1437%E2%80%931445)
Суздальское сражение 1445 https://old.bigenc.ru/domestic_history/text/4172310
Great Stand on the Ugra River https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stand_on_the_Ugra_River