Geopolitics Roleplay

ZVERSKOGRAD; Feb. 11 - Following the defeat of the Imperial Ryudinian Navy in the series of naval battles surrounding Boyevostrov, the once-exiled monarchy re-established the throne in a coup d'tat against the fascist government. With Princess Sofiya Voronina acting as the ruler of the provisional Southern government, a peace treaty was signed between them, the Northern Ryudinians, and the Holy Celestial Empire, bringing the conflict to a resolution.

The conflict initially started when a small South Ryudinian flotilla entered the waters of Boyevostrov, a disputed and strategically-positioned island off the coast of Verusea. The North Ryudinians, though routed at first, moved to rendezvous with a Celestian fleet, counterattack, and regain control of the island. This caused a South Ryudinian submarine squadron to attempt to intercept the Celestinian navy; however they were counter-intercepted and engaged by North Ryudinian anti-submarine screens, successfully sinking the squadron. Shortly afterwards, a South Ryudinian expeditionary force attempted to push into the mainland North through their exclave on the Verusean continent. However, the attack was repelled by the larger North Ryudinian army. After a decisive battle, the Southern forces were decimated, and survivors routed to the exclave.

With the initiative now in the defender's hands, a joint North Ryudinian-Celestian naval armada sailed back towards Boyevostrov in order to retake it from the southern occupation forces. This led to a second confrontation with the South Ryudinian navy: eight frigates and five destroyers in the Southern fleet versus seventeen patrol boat flotillas, five frigates, four destroyers, two heavy cruisers, and three battleships in the joint Northern fleet. After several hours of battle, the Southern fleet was decisively sunk, and airborne forces on the island evacuated back to the Ryudinian subcontinent. As this occurred, a South Ryudinian battleship sailed along the coast of Celestia, ultimately bombarding the city of Honoria and destroying the Imperial Celestial Palace. However, none in the Imperial Family were killed in the attack, and the Southern battleship was subsequently sunk while trying to escape.

Following the series of naval defeats, exiled Royalist forces initiated a coup against the fascist government. Military forces loyal to the Royal Family, led by General Ilya Zelenko of the 4th Imperial Corps, successfully took control of the South Ryudinian capital of Zverskograd, promptly rounding up Fyodor II, the National Salvation Council, other fascist conspirators in the armed forces, as well as the owners of the Ryudinian Broadcasting Corporation. Using the RBC, the general announced the dissolution of the fascist regime and the installation of Princess Sofiya Voronina on the throne, the only survivng member of the Royal Family. Afterwards, the North Ryudinians and Celestians were contacted for a peace agreement.

As of February 11, 1921, the war has ended, a decisive victory for the defending forces of North Ryudinia and Celestia. As per the terms of the treaty, the South Ryudinian provisional government will be paying the North a hundred million credits, over the course of ten years, and the North will be recognized as the legitimate government of its territory. Although peace has been returned, only time will tell if this will be a single incident or the beginning of a series of skirmishes between the North and South.