Battle of the Alta River (1019)

Battle of the Alta River
The Battle of Alta (1019). (Miniature of the Radziwill chronicle).
Date 1019 Location Alta River 50°03′31″N 31°27′41″E Result Victory of Yaroslav Vladimirovich
Commanders and leaders
Svyatopolk I Vladimirovich of Kiev (c980-1019)	Yaroslav I Vladimirovich of Kiev (c978-1054)

In the same year, Svyatopolk fought with Yaroslav in the decisive battle on the Alta River. The chronicle did not preserve the exact place and details of the battle. It is only known that the battle took place in the place of the murder of Boris Vladimirovich, proceeded all day and was extremely fierce. Svyatopolk fled through the Land of Berestya and Poland to the Czech Republic. On the way, suffering from the disease, he died.