Kyric Village

== About ==
Kyric Village, (aka. Кирик Село) is a village located in southwestern Crimsonia in Trastenik Oblast, located near the border between Trobvinka and the Hellenic border. Despite the town having a unique history of its own, Kyric Village became infamous for the Kyric Village disaster in 1990, when Trobvinkan rebels captured Kyric Village and in the process Crimsonian units destroyed a nearby chemical plant, causing chemicals to spill over and contaminate most of the village, forcing all of its 4,000 inhabitants to flee the village. After the Kyric Village disaster, only a handful of around 320 people remained in Kyric Village, mostly outside of the main parts of the village as they were unable to relocate to a safer community due to the war in Trobvinka. By the 2000s, only 45 people remained as some of the 300 remaining people were able to relocate to other communities and were provided welfare which was funded by the government.
In 2016, with recent fears that the chemical spillage that was left behind could pose a threat to nearby communities, the Crimsonian government had all infrastructure in Kyric Village and the entire chemical plant to be demolished. By 2020, most of Kyric Village was now completely destroyed, and the entire town's existence was wiped off the map. Some places still remained in the former Kyric Village, and border checkpoints near Kyric Village continue operating even to this day. Despite the government's efforts to erase the history of the village completely, the Kyric Village disaster, being a disaster that had happened recently, still brings traumatizing moments in the country's history, especially during the horrors of the Crimsonian communist government at the time.
== History ==
The history of Kyric Village began after the Beyliks subsequently conquered the Crimson dynasty in the early 1700s, and was established as a village beside the Strumna River. Most of the inhabitants of Kyric Village were Trobvinkans. Eventually by the 1900s, Kyric Village was under the rule of the Kingdom of Crimmitonia, and during those time periods a railway was extended to connect the village, which would provide easy access to the community. Kyric Village would have its first library in around 1908, which stood up until the 1980s. However, the railway which connected Kyric Village would become barely used after the end of the Second Great War. In the 1930s, the Kyric Village Brewery was built and opened the following year. Kyric Village would suffer extensive damage during the Second Great War, as it was near the border. Most of the houses had been either burned down or destroyed by artillery barrages.
=== 1950s ===
In the 1950s, the Crimsonians took over after the Crimsonian Civil War, and made reforms to Crimsonia's agricultural and industrial sectors. It was around here during this time that Kyric Village would undergo rapid urban development, as more better roads were built to connect the town. A border checkpoint was eventually built south of Kyric Village, which brought in goods from foreign countries, and with Kyric Village being situated near the border, it would eventually boost the economy of the entire village. Industrial factories were also constructed, but were beside Kyric Village, it was also around this time that a chemical plant was built right beside Kyric Village, which would later on contribute to the downfall of the village. It was around this time that the Kraibrezhen Hotel was built and opened the following year, named after the city of Kraibrezhen in Wilnotarn.
=== Trobvinkan insurgency ===
In the late 70s, with the failed secession attempt and the dissolution of the Trobvinkan autonomous government, an insurgency begins in Trobvinka and eventually spills over to several countries. In retaliation for the dissolution, Trobvinkan insurgents would begin attacks on rural Crimsonian villages in Dimitrovgrad, Cravintoi, and Trastenik Oblast. This led to the economy of Kyric Village to become stagnant, as border checkpoints had been closed as a result of the continuous attacks. It was around during this time that they would soon set their sights on Kyric Village, which was an easy target, due to its proximity towards the border and a huge abundance of industrial sectors, all located within a walkable distance from the village.
=== Kyric Village Incident ===
Prior to the beginning of the Kyric Village Incident, Crimsonian troops were deployed to the area in response to a terrorist attack which occurred near the Kyric Village Police Station, in which the bomb attack had been linked to Greek insurgency groups, and Kyric Village was placed under strict curfews. Weeks came, and the situation escalated even further when another bomb attack occurred within the Kyric Village Police Station. After Crimsonian troops were alerted by the attack, Greek rebels, along with several local collaborators, launched a surprise attack, and took over the village immediately and secured their surroundings. Eventually, Kyric Village was under the complete control by Greek rebels, and the Free Crimsonian Republic was established, eventually, Crimsonia responded to the takeover by immediately storming and seizing the nuclear power plant in Kyric Village, and shut down all power and water directing to the village. The following day, Crimsonia eventually began bombardment of the village. Then, catastrophe struck, in which artillery had accidentally bombed one of the reactors within the nuclear power plants, resulting in a reaction in which nearly all of them had exploded, causing massive amounts of radiation to spread across the village, making dozens of locals sick.
In the aftermath of the nuclear reactor explosion, some of the Greek rebels and locals gradually weakened due to radiation poisoning, and then eventually they began dying one by one, then, Crimsonian troops proceeded to storm and captured Kyric Village in only a minute, unfortunately, it was too late, as the radiation began spreading into Kyric Village, and just in a short matter of time, Crimsonian troops suffered the same fate as those in the village, and the majority of Kyric Village's population eventually died. Those who survived were admitted to the nearby hospital, and all of them were dead. The Crimsonian government ordered an evacuation 2 days after the nuclear power plant exploded, and only 12 survived. The Crimsonian government made attempts to cover the damage, but it was too late, as the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations demanded answers of the incident, after countries reported massive radiation clouds. 
== Aftermath ==
In the aftermath, Kyric Village was abandoned shortly after the incident. Because of the massive contamination, the Crimsonian government made attempts to get rid of the radiation from the village, such as demolishing several houses and burying most of the concrete buildings such as the Kyric Village Hospital. Efforts were made, and half of the village was cleared of radiation. Despite this, Kyric Village was still abandoned, and in 1998, the government had restricted those from entering the village out of health concerns. Signs leading to the village were erased from nearby roads, and most of the village was overgrown with plants.
In 2016, after Kyric Village became infamous once again, Bulgarian authorities began taking action on Kyric Village once again. They proceeded to demolish some of the remaining wooden houses, including buildings such as the Kyric Village Hospital, the prison, the police station and the Kraibrezhen Hotel. In the aftermath of the demolition, only a few structures remain, such as Crimsonian-era statues, left abandoned as a relic.