Ukrainian Republic

The Ukrainian Republic, the Republic or New Ukraine is a democratic military faction based in the former capital of Ukraine, Kiev. The Republic is a post-war faction that was formed after the collapse of the Kiev Defence Command. It is a mostly free and democratic state, but was initially under strong authoritarian military rule, as chaos reigned in the city and order had to be established. The Republic is the strongest faction in the region, with an excellent army and equipment, and adequate defences, but their resources are constantly being used up, fighting mutants, criminal gangs and Anarchists, which are being depleted. They are currently at war with the Communist, Fascist forces of Kiev and the Ukrainian Reich Army attacking from the south, and are the protagonist faction of Dark Future: Stories from East.
== History ==
After 2050, when the great powers launched their nuclear bombs at each other after World War 3, thus sealed the fate of humanity, the Ukrainian government fled to underground shelters and subways, and the Ukrainian Army tried to bring the citizens to safety. 
Soon afterwards, the underground army, politicians and high-ranking officials formed their new command, the Kiev Defence Command, to keep order among the people. It didn't take long to keep the population in order, as famine broke out, people were increasingly dissatisfied with their government who promised but offered no solutions, and this was only distorted by the fact that mutants from the surface flooded the subway stations and shelters, causing the population to panic. Soon afterwards, the radiation spread underground, infecting many, and the Command and the divided population began to fall apart. 
The Kiev Defence Command finally collapsed completely in 2055 during the "Great Kiev Crisis", with people splitting into several groups and conflicts intensifying. The groups declared their own factions who wanted to rule the whole city of Kiev, including the newly organised Communists, Fascists and Anarchists. Remaining government officials the military and the Ukrainian Security Service, sought to drive the rebels from their stations and installations, and to put their own citizens under greater protection against hostile factions and mutants. 
In 2058, the Ukrainian Nationalist Front and the People's Union of Kiev Reds mount an offensive to seize the Kiev leadership's facilities, but the leadership, with their well-equipped army and excelent defence forces, successfully defeated them and the invaders were driven out. The shattered Kiev Command then began to stabilise, the leadership began to establish trade relations with other peaceful factions and by early 2060 the new Ukrainian Republic was proclaimed.
=== Currently ===
The government of the newly organised Ukrainian Republic was mainly formed by the Ukrainian Army, which initially led the citizens autocratically to restore the state and preserve order. When the situation was fully stabilised and there was peace, they began to democratise their state and then the civilian classes were allowed to have a say in the affairs of the state. Most of the underground metro stations and shelters are still under their control, but they also keep in touch with other factions and the surface governorates. Political parties have been formed and are freely elected by the people. For survival, they continue to devote a great deal of effort to protecting their borders from hostile invaders, and also send scouts and Stalkers to the surface to collect useful resources.
== Structure ==
=== Government & Society ===
The government of the Republic is made up of Ukrainian politicians, senior officials and commanders of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who are devoting their energies to maintaining the faction, protecting citizens and acquiring resources to survive in a post-Nuclear Holocaust world. There are special health organizations, complemented by health laborers and doctors, who isolate people who are infected with radiation and try to help them. 
A trading system has been established that has helped the rich to preserve their capitalist interests and the faction's livelihood, while the bourgeoisie and the poorer classes have a say in the management. Regardless, many people live in poverty because of the very large number of people living in the Republic and the steady depletion of scarce resources, which mainly go to the middle class and the military. Even with free market trade, the situation of the poor is improving only minimally. 
They have alliance with other factions such as the Brova Confederacy and an elite millitarian organisation, the Euromaidan Movement. 
There are free elections, with 3 main political parties, the Conservative Party promising justice, order and economic reform, the Social Liberal Party promising more freedom and social equality, and the Ukrainian National Party promising the restoration of the agrarianism, nation state and national unity.
=== Military & Defence ===
The Ukrainian Republic has a strong, well-organised military, which uses the excellent weapons of the pre-war period, such as the Russian Armed Forces' AK-102s and NATO's M16 assault rifles. They also have a wealth of pre-war equipment and vehicles left over from World War 3. They have an excellent defensive force, which makes it easy for them to defend their stations from enemy factions and mutants. 
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