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The Izium Trail/Izium Warpath (Ukrainian: Ізюмський шлях, Russian: Изюмский шлях) 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 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 Belgorod line [ru] and the Izium line [uk].

See also※

• Black Trail

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