Russo-Ukranian War (A Bloody Conflict)

The Russo-Ukrainian War is a European military conflict that began on February 2, 2022 when Russian forces under the Putin administration invaded the independent country of Ukraine for, according to Putin, "to combat Nazis and free the Ukrainian people". The war would last for a year and would cause millions of Ukrainians to flee from the country until a ceasefire treaty was signed by the Russian and Ukrainian ambassadors. This European military conflict would end with thousands of innocents dead and most of Ukraine destroyed. The conflict would also greatly affect relations of countries such as the United States and the European Union to the Russian Federation.
== Post-War ==
==== The Formation of the Eastern United Alliance ====
On September 2013, the Eastern United Alliance was formed between the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Cuba, Uzbekistan, and Belarus to combat NATO along with its allies while also acting as an economic and political union between the 2 countries. During its formation, the United States along with its numerous allies particularly those in Western Europe were shocked and began fearing the next events that would unfold after the creation of the EUA. Barack Obama quickly set up a meeting with NATO to discuss their next actions in dealing with the new alliance. NATO eventually agreed to peacefully accept the alliance but also be wary and suspicious of it as the EUA was specifically created to combat and defend against the organization.
After the alliance was created and accepted by the international community, NATO ambassador, Douglas Lute met with the EUA's ambassador, Dmitry Medvedev who was also a prime minister for Russia to finalize relations between the 2 organizations. The Alliance Treaty of 2013 was finally signed between the 2 ambassadors on November 8 2013 that secured ties between NATO and EUA. The treaty allowed the alliance to have their own spheres' of influence much to the displeasure of most nations such as the United States. 
==== Tensions and Accusations ====
From March to April 2021, the Russian Federation began mobilizing a large number of their forces near the Ukrainian border which later was accused by NATO for an invasion but the Russian government denies it, saying that their military forces were engaged in military drills. A few days later, the number of Russian troops and equipment near Ukraine doubled but the Putin administration still denied that it was for an invasion. Russian forces were also seen by US planes in Belarus, heading towards Ukraine which was later addressed by the Russian leaders as a military joint drill with Belarusians .
Months before the invasion, Putin accused Ukraine and NATO in escalating tensions and demanded that NATO should not accept Ukraine and the Ukraine was controlled by "Nazis" even though the president of country, President Zelensky, was Jewish. The president of Russia would also demand Ukraine to join the Eastern United Alliance.
== The War begins ==
=== 2022 ===
On February 24 2022, Putin ordered the launching of a "special military operation" to protect the Russians in Ukraine from Zelensky's administration. Within 24 hours, Russian forces numbering in the thousands crossed the border and entered the independent country of Ukraine which shocked the world even the allies of the Russian Federation itself. The United Eastern Alliance met together to discuss the recent actions of Russia while NATO started sanctioning the Putin administration to prevent the country from continuing their invasion. Putin denied his actions as aggressive and as an invader instead he proclaimed that his military operation was to protect his people in the regions of Ukraine. 
The Russian Army for the next few weeks occupied large regions of Eastern Ukraine and several small parts of Southern and Northern Ukraine but failed in completely overwhelming the Ukrainian forces within a few days due to strong resistance both from the military and civilian population. NATO condemned the Russians in their invasion and added while also strengthening their economic sanctions to Russia. The organization also provided the Ukranians weapons and daily supplies to support them in their fight. 
The actions of NATO in the war would eventually lead to the collapse of the Alliance Treaty of 2013 with the Eastern United Alliance. Both organizations would prevent each other from supporting or fighting the 2 combatant countries of the military conflict through blockades and sanctions. NATO would continue sending in military equipment and supplies to Ukraine while the EUA would also send supplies to strengthen the Russian invasion. Volunteers from NATO and EUA would also join the fight.
The war for Ukraine would eventually last for a year with Ukrainian forces continuously retreating and Russian armies advancing but the casualties and losses of Russia were staggering than Ukraine. Only 3 Ukrainian major cities was occupied, Kherson, Melitopol, and Berdyansk, but Ukrainian defiance continued. 
By March, The Russians have only conquered 5% of the Ukrainian territories and have suffered large casualties that greatly lowered the morale of the invading Russian army leading to common desertions along with some troops siding with the Ukrainian forces. Mariupol along with Kharkiv would experience heavy fighting as Ukrainian forces struggle in holding their position against overwhelming Russian troops and military equipment. Most of the cities besieged by the Federation would be in ruin that was not seen since the days of Stalingrad during WW2. Ukrainian civilian resistance would also strengthen as hundreds of civilians would take to the streets to protest against their occupiers which hampered Russia war effort. Others would directly attack and form underground rebellions against the Russian government. 
For the whole of 2022, Russian and Ukrainian military forces would battle with no significant gains until the next year. 
=== 2023 ===
The war eventually reached the next year with millions of military soldiers and civilians being killed in both sides. Russian tanks would take Kharkiv after almost a year of aerial and artillery bombardment on the city while Mariupol would also fall as well. Regions of Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Kirovohrad were also occupied by the Russians but their hold was weak as Ukrainian civilians fought against Putin's occupation. Ukrainian forces would continue to fight as hundreds of volunteers from all over the globe would join the fight against the Federation. Putin then orders the destruction of pathways by his air force and artillery to Ukraine in the western borders. 
In Kyiv, the capital of the European country was completely destroyed by the Russians with only several parts of the city being unscathed from the continuous bombardments. Ukrainian ground forces battled with their stronger Russian counterparts but even with stronger and more technologically advanced military equipment, the Russians have only captured the few parts of eastern Kyiv throughout the whole year. President Zelensky was eventually forced by the situation and convinced by his advisors to transfer headquarters in the city of Lviv. 
On January 18 2023, Zelensky and the rest of his remaining administration fled the ruins of Kyiv and headed towards Lviv to continue the fight. By the next day, Russian forces eventually overrun the city and captured the capitol leading to a devastating blow to Ukrainian forces and their moral. The Ukrainians however would not give up and would launch a large offensive that involved most of their armies to retake the capital before the Russians would be able to fortify it. 
Several offensives would happen before the Kyiv Offensive such as the Mykolaiv Offensive wherein 30,000 Ukrainian soldiers pushed the Russians back from the region of Mykolaiv to the border of the Kherson region. The Russian army suffered millions of casualties and thousands of their equipment would be destroyed by enemy forces which weakened the russian war effort. By March, the Ukrainian offensives only retook a small portion of Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv but the Russians would also launch their own offensive and took large portions of Poltava. 
On February 18 2023, a large unbreakable stalemate formed that divided Ukraine with the regions of Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Chernihiv, Sumy, Poltava, Kharkiv, Kherson, Dnipropetrovsk, and a small portion of Odessa falling into Russian hands. A large Ukrainian offensive called The Zelensky Offensive composed of 2 million soldiers on March 4 took back or reinforced Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Odessa, Mykolaiv, Kirovohrad, and Cherkasy. The Federation would try to take back their lost territories but would ultimately fail in doing or only captured small portions of it but both would lead the Russians to suffer heavy casualties numbering the thousands. 
=== Stalemate and End ===
The stalemate would remain unbroken as the 2 sides would launch offensives and counter offensives that barely gained any ground. Putin would order offensive after offensive with the support of both the air force and artillery on the Ukrainian defenders while Zelensky would plead with NATO to act before the Federation would finally break the will of the Ukrainians. 
In Russia, the people of the Eurasian country were tired and angry as economic sanctions weakened the nation leading to the economy plummeting. Almost the whole Russian populace protested against Putin's regime and eventually, the protests turned into riots. Large population cities such as Moscow were in chaos and anarchy as Russian mobs took to the streets and demanded the war to end. Putin ordered Martial Law to end these riots and took on the television saying that the rioters were "fascists and traitors". The Russian forces were also heavily demoralized and there were even reports that some military units were refusing to fight or mutinied. A few remaining high ranking generals of the army, seeing that Russian defeat was inevitable, plotted to launch a coup against Putin but they were soon discovered by the government and imprisoned for treason. 
While in Ukraine, Zelensky and his remaining defenders were struggling against the Russian war machine but managed to hold a large amount of territory. Their morale was diminishing as casualties in their ranks were mounting to almost a million yet they continued to fight. Large parts of Ukraine remained independent but that status was slowly disappearing as the outnumbered and outgunned Ukrainian fighters retreated from the Russians but they manage to retake most of Western Ukraine, some parts of Central Western Ukraine and Southern Ukraine after the large Zelensky offensive. Putin's forces also captured large swaths of Ukrainian territory with some parts of Southern Ukraine, Central Eastern Ukraine, and Eastern Ukraine with millions of civilians under the control of the Federation. 
=== The Ceasefire and Treaty of Kyiv ===
As the war continued to the year 2023, a thousand million military personnel and civilian in both sides were killed. Most of Ukrainians cities were destroyed. Both the Russian and Ukrainian troops were heavily demoralized and too tired to continue the war. Zelensky would plead for NATO to take action saying that his forces cannot hold their position from the continued Russian onslaught and also began peace talks with Russia. Putin would also agree to begin talks with Ukraine ambassadors after being pressured by domestic and international powers. 
A ceasefire and peace treaty would finally be agreed between the 2 European powers after much debating along with arguing and both nation's ambassadors would travel to Kyiv and sign the Treaty of Kyiv. The Russo-Ukrainian War would end with a draw and ceasefire after the signing of the treaty. 
The Treaty of Kyiv led to the following after the signing: 
* Russian Troops would immediately end fighting and exit the country 
* Ukrainian troops would lay down their arms and begin reconstruction 
* The Eastern, Central Eastern, and Southeastern Ukraine would secede from the Republic of Ukraine
* The seceded regions would form a pro-russian state called the People's Republic of Ukraine
* The People's Republic of Ukraine would become the first communist state since the collapse of North Korea and the People's Republic of China
* The PRU would eventually join the Eastern United Alliance
* The 45th Parallel or the European Demilitarized Zone (EDMZ) would be formed that divided Ukraine between Eastern and Western Ukraine 
* Economic Sanctions grow harsher to the Russian Federation leading to Putin resigning and the formation of the Russian Council 
* The reformation of the Eastern United Alliance 
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