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Unable to control growing {{wp|republicanism|republican}} sentiment and with escalating violence across the country, Yuri IV agreed to abdicate and was replaced by a provisional government on May 25, 1885. The monarchy technically remained in place but had lost all power following Yuri IV's abdication. The provisional government enfranchised men and women over the age of 18 regardless of property ownership; previously only males who owned property could vote. A national voter list was created and was first used for the national constitution referendum on April 3, 1888. With 62.5% of voters approving the document, it was ratified on April 17, 1888 and completely abolished the Volkian monarchy.
The abolition of the monarchy created tension between those in favor of the new federal government and those who wished to bring back the monarchy. Monarchists began creating militias and political organizations in order to further support for the return of the monarchy. Some organizations supported bringing back the Kamenev dynasty, while others supported crowning a new king. The first monarchist revolt happened June 5, 1895 and was contained to several cities within Yekartovsk Oblast. It was defeated the next day by federal forces. Small-scale monarchist attacks continued to happen between 1901 and 1922
Monarchist groups grew quiet over the next several years as they rebuilt and continued to recruit in secret following the failures of the two decades prior. The Kamenevists, a monarchist group dedicated to restoring the Kamenev dynasty, decided to resume attacks on federal supplies to take them for themselves.
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The armory's main manufactory building remained under Kamenevist control and saw the heaviest fighting during the skirmish. Machine guns were able to keep federal troops pinned down even with support from the armored trucks. Lyapin's forces pulled back to better cover and again tried to contact Dmitriev to discuss surrender with again no response. Lyapin decided to use {{Wp|battalion guns}} to shell the manufactory's defensive positions which worked exceedingly well. By 7:20 AM, Lyapin's forces had overrun the manufactory and taken the surviving raiders prisoner.
The bodies of the armory's guards were discovered after the end of the skirmish, appearing to have been executed by the Kamenevists. Violent interrogation by some of Lyapin's troops revealed Dmitriev ordered their killings and the identities of the militants that shot them. These four men were taken outside to the armory's courtyard and summarily shot for their roles in the raid and the deaths of the armory guards, reportedly under Lyapin's orders. Two other raiders who tried to shoot a group of soldiers confiscating weapons were shot and killed as well. The surviving raiders,
==The federal response==
===Enemies of the state===
President Gurkovsky arrived in Kursavka around 6:20 PM and immediately traveled to the armory to assess the damage. Gurkovsky spoke with Lyapin and some of the garrison soldiers, thanking them for their service by "defending the Volkian state." At about 7:00 PM, Gurkovsky made a speech before the damaged armory that was attended by the soldiers involved in the recapture of the armory as well as Kursavka citizens. In it he praised the willpower and strength of the nation's soldiers and vowed to bring a stop to monarchist unrest in Volkia.
==Open conflict==
===April offensive===
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