<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngo-1654 iMinsk yanqotshwa amabutho kaTsar Alexei waseRussia. AbaseRussia babusa leli dolobha kwaze kwaba ngo-1667, lapho laphinde labuyiselwa yiNkosi yasePoland neGrand Duke yaseLithuania uJohn II Casimir Vasa. Ngasekupheleni kukaZamcolo  <response>: , iMinsk yayinabantu abangaba ngu-2 000 nezindlu ezingu-300 kuphela. Eminye imizi namadolobhana aseLithuania nayo yacekelwa phansi kakhulu yimpi. Igagasi lesibili lokubhujiswa kwenzeka ngesikhathi seMpi Enkulu YaseNyakatho lapho iMinsk ithathwa ngo-1708 nango-1709 ibutho laseSweden likaCharles XII bese kuba ibutho laseRussia likaPeter the Great. IMinsk yakhokha izinkokhelo ezinkulu kuwo womabili amabutho angaphandle. 