Christian reign Vladimir then formed a great council out of his boyars and set his twelve sons over his subject principalities. According to the Primary Chronicle, he founded the city of Belgorod in 991. In 992, he went on a campaign against the Croats, most likely the White Croats that lived on the border of modern Ukraine. This campaign was cut short by the attacks of the Pechenegs on and around Kiev.
Christian reign Vladimir then formed a great council out of his boyars and set his twelve sons over his subject principalities. According to the Primary Chronicle he founded the city of Belgorod in 991. In 992, he went on a campaign against the Croats, most likely the White Croats that lived on the border of modern Ukraine. ,This campaign was cut short by the attacks of the Pechenegs on and around Kiev.