The voyi (singular voi or voy) formed a category of armed forces in Kievan Rus'.^[1]

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Unlike the standing force (the druzhina), the voi force was drafted from a local population.^[2] Alongside the druzhina, the voyi formed a basis of an army in Rus'. A prince (knyaz) would appoint a voivode (from voi - "army", and vode - "to lead", meaning "warlord") to command them.^[3]

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