| Title/Date | Reasons | Results |
| 1018
Svyatopolk the Accursed and the Polish king Boleslav I capture Kyiv |
Boleslav I helps Svyatopolk (who is married to his daughter) in the struggle for Kyiv – he is attracted by the Cherven cities, which are key points on trade routes. | Yaroslav the Wise is defeated, many captives (including Ya. M.’s sister) and booty are taken to Poland. Svyatopolk rules in Kyiv. |
| 1030 | Yaroslav the Wise seeks to strengthen the borders and expand the influence of Kievan Rus in a northwestern direction. | The tribes were laid to tribute, the city of Yuryev (modern Tartu) was founded as a local stronghold |
| 1030-1031 | It was necessary to return the Cherven cities captured by Boleslav I – the situation in Poland favored this activities, there the descendants of Boleslav fought for the throne | In 1030, Yaroslav’s troops captured the city of Belz.
In 1031, Yaroslav and Mstislav gathered a large army and invaded Poland under the pretext of helping to conquer the Polish throne for Prince Bezprym, who turned to them. The cities of Przemysl and Cherven were returned, many Poles were captured. |
| 1036 | After 15 years of truce, the Pechenegs invaded Kievan Rus and besieged Kyiv during the absence of Yaroslav the Wise – he went to Novgorod | Upon learning about the siege, Yaroslav, together with the Novgorodians and hired Vikings, returned to Kyiv, broke into the city, and then, together with its defenders, inflicted a crushing defeat on the Pechenegs. After that battle these tribes ceased to play a key role in the nearby steppes and became dependent on stronger nomads. |
| 1038-1047 | According to the alliance concluded with the Polish king Casimir I, Yaroslav undertook to help him return to Poland the territory that had separated during the peasant unrest. Yaroslav wanted to prevent appearance of another independent state on the northwestern borders of Kievan Rus. | Winter 1038/39 — Campaign on the Yotvingians 1040 — Campaign to Lithuania 1041 — Campaign by boats to Mazovia 1044 — Campaign to Lithuania 1047 — The campaign against the Mazovshan tribes – the murder of the Mazov prince Moislav and the conquest of Mazovia for King Casimir I – the end of the allied treaty with Poland. |
| 1042
Campaign against the tribes of Yam (Em) – Vladimir Yaroslavich |
The expansion of the influence of Kievan Rus in the north | successful, captives captured, imposed a tribute |
| 1043
Campaign to Constantinople – Vladimir Yaroslavich |
Presumably, the nominal reason for the campaign was the murder of a noble Russian merchant in Constantinople. | The campaign ended in failure – the Greek fire of the Byzantine ships and the sudden onset of a storm forced the Russian fleet to retreat. About 6000 soldiers were thrown ashore, after which they were mostly destroyed by the Byzantine army, and the captives were blinded. |
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