The first tragedy

The mount gained fot the first time its current reputation in 1240, when Mongols invaded Kyiv. It's here, inside its caves, that fleeing peoplefromf Kyiv tried to find a shelter. Batu Khan solved everything in a very simple way, he bricked up the walls, not allowing to any human being to escape. It's well-known that about 1000 people were buried alive.

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