During the Khmelnytsky Uprising, the Pereiaslav Agreement was signed between the Cossack Hetmanate and the Tsardom of Russia in January 1654.

[16] The Russians gathered near Vitebsk, feeding themselves by bringing food and "collecting fodder" on the spot until summer.

[2] The regiments of Khovansky, greatly thinned by desertion, who had almost only infantry left, were defeated by Kazimierz Pac's army.

[3] Although Khovansky had lost the battle, his campaign had a negative impact on John II Casimir.

Pursued by Russian troops, the Polish army continued their difficult retreat after the Siege of Hlukhiv.