The Izium Trail or Izium Warpath (, ) was a historic route used by the Crimean Nogays in the 16th and 17th centuries. It branched off the
Muravsky Trail at the upper reaches of the
Oril river and, after crossing the
Seversky Donets at a convenient ford near
Izium, continued north along the
Oskil river.
It allowed the invaders to penetrate into
Sloboda Ukraine
Sloboda Ukraine, also known locally as ''Slobozhanshchyna'' or ''Slobozhanshchina'', is a historical region in northeastern Ukraine and southwestern Russia. It developed from Belgorod Razriad and flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries on the ...
and then invade
Muscovite Russia. In the mid-17th century, the route fell into disuse after the construction of fortifications in the area like the and the .
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See also
* Black Trail
References
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Roads in Ukraine
Crimean Khanate
Tsardom of Russia
Donets basin