Crimean Khanate Raid on Lithuania

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1. 1515Kiev–Kaniv · UkraineAfter Muscovy captured Smolensk, Lithuania again sought cooperation with the Crimean Khanate. Muhammad Giray, son of Khan Mengli I, led Tatar cavalry to join forces with the Kiev voivode Nemirovich and Dashkevich's contingent, preparing to attack the Severia towns held by Muscovy's vassals.
2. 1515Chernigov, Novgorod-Seversky · Chernihiv OblastThe coalition besieged Chernigov, Novgorod-Seversky, and Starodub, among other Muscovite vassal towns; the garrisons held out stubbornly and the sieges failed. The Tatar forces customarily used sieges to pin down defenders while raiding the countryside, and the surrounding villages were severely devastated.
3. 1515The Severian countryside · UkraineAfter the failed sieges the coalition withdrew, carrying off large numbers of people as slaves along the way. Polish sources claim the captives numbered between sixty thousand and a hundred thousand. The raid failed to recover the Severia towns, but intensified instability on Muscovy's southern frontier.