Third Suvani War: Difference between revisions

| commander3 = {{flagicon image|SSR Flag.png}} Dashiin JerasiJasrai <br /> {{flagicon image|SSR Flag.png}} Sholban Baatar <br /> {{flagicon image|SSR Flag.png}} Altan Khartek <br /> {{flagicon image|SSR Flag.png}} Arban Baatar <br /> {{flagicon image|SSR Flag.png}}{{flagicon image|AoP Flag.png}} Peljidiin Monkbat <br /> {{flagicon image|SSR Flag.png}}{{flagicon image|Ekvatori Flag.png}} Lev Grigoryevich <br /> {{flagicon image|Suvan Collaborationist Flag.png}} Alagh Yid <br /> {{flagicon image|Suvan Collaborationist Flag.png}} Kokhir Achens <br /> {{flagicon image|Suvan Collaborationist Flag.png}} Cirina Dvivdin <br /> {{flagicon image|Suvan Collaborationist Flag.png}}{{flagicon image|Katyunon Flag.png}} Yosef Willenov

Following the Conference, King [[Olav]] made a speech on the state of the region reiterating the points laid out in the Conference, placing the matter more prominently on the world stage in a stand against aggression from both Upper and Lower Suvania. Khulan responded to the speech negatively, referring to the Western Provinces as 'little more than a Vistari puppet state.' Chairman JerasiJasrai of Upper Suvania reaffirmed that his nation held 'no intention to take away the sovereignty of the Provincian People', though criticized the Coalition Forces as a 'show of imperialistic jingoism that will not ease any of the tension in the region.' These forces, alongside the border service already present, would become known as the Edalavia-Grendstad Divisions (''[[w:Dutch_language|Vistarian]]: Edalavia-Grenstad Bescherming Divisies'') placed primarily under the command of Gen. Alissa Willems, before command was given to [[Balistrian Coalition War|Balistrian War veteran]] Anay Dekker in Januaray 2021, following his return from service in early December.

On the 30th of September, Prime Minister Ukhnaagiin Khulan made an official visit to [[Rodenia]] to meet with Supreme Archon [[Kirk Santon]] to discuss accession of Lower Suvania into the Anti Communist Coalition. Santon gave Khulan a list of points agreed upon by the ACC as a condition for membership, owing to pressure from [[Vistaraland]]. Though a decision unpopular with his party, Khulan agreed to reaffirm recognition of the Western Provinces, as well as promising an end to hostilities with Provincian Forces in the Adelisia region, a promise which was not fully met until after the October Conflict. The public reaction to this agreement was generally disapproving, with both the far right and the left taking great issue with the Agreement for separate reasons. On the right, many saw it as Khulan making concessions to a foreign power, with the ACC promise to recognized Suvan claims to Upper Suvania being of no real consolation, and abandoning the ideal of a truly Unified Suvania, while the Left continued to take great issue with Lower Suvania's support for [[Rodenia]], especially in the wake of the international condemnation of [[Rodenia]] after the [[2020 Puntalian Crisis|Puntalian Crisis]]. Chairman JerasiJasrai responded with a formal denouncement of Lower Suvania and the ACC on October 2nd, causing a drastic increase in tensions as JerasiJasrai accused Lower Suvania of conspiring with the ACC to invade Upper Suvania.

While Rodenia had a slight upper hand on the general proficiency of their troops in comparison to Upper Suvania, the decisive Communist victory came down to three factors. The first, and arguably most major, was the control of the skies, with the absolute destruction of the long neglected and generally outdated Suvan Imperial Air Force gave the People's Suvani Air Force incontestable air control of Eastern Adelisia, allowing them to provide close air support to fuel the momentum of their concentrated assaults in the first few days of the conflict. The second played much more of a role towards the end of the conflict, but it remained key due to its value in halting any [[Rodenia|Rodenian]] counterattack. The factor was more geographic than tactical, with the Upper Suvani forces much better suited and knowledgeable to relation to the local terrain of Adelisia, with the early capture of easily defendable positions in the Adelia ridge and along the Hëtzer river, making it almost impossible to dislodge without the sufficient force that the Suvan-Rodenian Forces couldn't muster. The last factor was a general disparity between the forces of Upper and Lower Suvania, with the latter comprising mostly of demoralized men from the East, with the few Adelisian troops the Imperial Army could muster prone to desertion and defection, a fact which had led to why the Lower Suvan forces did not comprise many locals. These men, fighting in lands that felt almost foreign to them and under a leadership they had generally grown progressively more resentful towards, were prone to scattering and disorganization against the superior Upper Suvani forces. Despite [[Kirk Santon|Santon]] himself taking head of the Rodenian forces, it was not enough to steady the defences of General Oiodv's forces, the Lower Suvan troops making piecemeal assaults at little gain. On the 15th of October, after nearly a week of fighting, Ukhnaagiin Khulan deemed it necessary to cut his losses as the two nations laid on the brink of a war Lower Suvania was not prepared for. Jasrai and Khulan met in the eastern sector of the City of Adelia (known to both as Adelkhota), forcing Khulan to reluctantly agree to a ceasefire on the new line of contact, renouncing his claim to Northeastern Adelisia.

On October 12th, 2021, the detonation of a bomb, that was deemed 'to an almost certain degree' to have been planted by the [[Cryria|Cryrian]] Intelligence Service, in the Tsaizal-controlled village of Ulaanuura destroyed the poorly-built foundations of the local school that the Army of Progress had been using partly as a supply centre, while also - according to Vistari and AoP sources - still functioning as an educational institution. The building collapsed, killing around 30-40 civilians, as well as a number of AoP reserve troops, notably some which included AoP members born in [[Cryria]] and [[Ellesborg]]. While the attack gained little strategically, with a majority of the supplies having been retrieved, the bombing was notable as a rallying point for the Neo-Progressist movement in the region, with a majority of sympathy for the NKS in North-easternEastern Tsaizal evaporating, despite the Khanate allegedly not having ordered or condoned the planting. According to [[Cryria|Cryrian]] sources, the blast was a 'countermeasure' against perceived coordination with the Arcturia Branch of the AoP in order to strike the city of [[Ellesborg]], though according to one of the few statements released by Abel Menstrat, such plans did not exist, further noting:

The Government of [[Cryria]] quickly denied the assertion that they carried out such an attack following the publicization that the bomb had stuck a schoolhouse, a notion which has little credibility due to the lack of corroboration with previous claims made by the Cryrian Intelligence Service. Provisional First Minister of the NKS, Temuulen Altani, stated that while the NKS was not involved in the attack, there was little evidence the former school was not solely used as a supply centre. The Khan refused to comment on the matter, a controversial decision heavily criticized by Upper Suvania, with Chairman JerasiJasrai stating 'The Khanate must answer for the atrocities of those who they have incited against us and our comrades-in-arms.'