[1] According to The Tale of the Destruction of Ryazan, after receiving the envoys of Batu Khan in December 1237, he sent his son Fedor to negotiate with Batu, but the envoys were massacred for their defiance, the first Russian martyrs of the Mongol invasion of Rus'.

After sacrificing his son in defense of his homeland, Prince Yuri led his army in the Battle of Voronezh River and finally perished during the destruction of Ryazan.

[2] He was succeeded by his nephew Ingvar Ingvarevich, who reigned until 1252.

He is a supporting character in the Russian historical fantasy film Furious (2017).

He is played by Russian actor Aleksei Serebryakov.