Crimsonian-Bistonian War

== About ==
The Crimsonian-Bistonian War (aka. Кримсонско-бистонска война and Krimsonijos-Bistonijos Karas) was a 3 year long war fought between the People's Republic of Crimsonia and the Republic of Bistonia, later on known as the Provisional Government of Bistonia from the Crimsonian landing in 16th July 1987 until the signing of the Treaty of Kraibrezhen in May 1990 and the eventual end of the Unrest of August in 23rd August 1990. This war was one of the largest fought in Mesothemia since the Second Great War and as a result of continuous violence and conflict, became one of the major events in which mass genocide occurred including a huge humanitarian crisis, and the near collapse of Bistonia and the potential of a brewing Third Great War. Part of this war would be seen in the game of New Shingleton 1989, in the barely stable region of Bistonian Shingleton, where it had been ravaged by separatists and unionists struggling to control what was left of it. Almost all of Bistonia's infrastructure had been ravaged and, over nearly 1/3 of Bistonia's population was killed by genocide, starvation and over 200,000 Bistonian women had been raped.
The Crimsonian-Bistonian War began due to several numerous reasons, with some even dating back to over centuries and decades of civil strife, violence and ethnic conflicts between the Lithuanians and the Crimsonians. This century long problem would later on make a resurgence in the late 1950s, when Bistonia gained independence after the Bistonian Conflict, when Lithuanian rebels fought against overwhelmed Crimsonian forces and established the Republic of Bistonia as a democratic state under the presidency of Elijas Simonas. However, it was only a matter of time before the Crimsonians would eventually come back, and as a result of the Federation War which had been fought over decades prior, the Crimsonians would see the status of Bistonian military forces as fragile after the war. The People's Republic of Crimsonia had been largely desperate to try and maintain their grip of power over the strategically important Bistonian Sea and its vast resources, including attempting to conquer all of the presence in the seas for themselves and "protect" the Crimsonian minority in West Bistonia. 
As the course of the war began, Crimsonia made significant territorial gains and captured over nearly a chunk of Bistonia's territory, capturing Bistonia's most important vital port city to the Bistonian Sea, Kagengrad. A Crimsonian majority inhabited city located in West Bistonia and as a result of this the Bistonians temporarily lost control over the sea and what was almost left of the Bistonian Navy fled to numerous areas. The West Bistonian Socialist Republic was declared in Kagengrad the following month after the city had been seized, with Crimsonian collaborators placed at the top of the leadership of the puppet state. Later on, Bistonian forces would then attempt to hold out in Southern Bistonia, before being forced to retreat and lose its second largest city, known as Mazoji, to a resistance group known as the Bistonian Socialist People's Army. The BSPA later on established the Bistonian People's Republic, and eventually claimed over a majority of Southern Bistonia at a fast pace whilst Bistonian troops had been cut off. The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations would also intervene, in an offensive known by the name of "Operation Schon". As it had reached to 1988, it was clear that Bistonia was on the verge of losing, with the Crimsonian government having made ridiculous claims about capturing New Vilnius in a week. The Bistonian government was overthrown under the command of Stanislovas Darijus, who eventually became the leader of the Provisional Government of Bistonia and initiated a state of emergency. The Kriadavia Mutiny occurred after this, and as a result the splinter group, the Free Bistonian Army, was formed under the leadership of Gintaras Darius, essentially splitting Bistonia's military into two factions. 
Over the years from 1988 to 1989, the tides of the war was somehow suddenly shifted, and it had now become apparent that Crimsonian forces had been losing. After the Provisional Government of Bistonia were provided arms such as tanks, artillery and other military equipment from its allies and of course its main largest supplier, the Republic of Zedrutia and eventually the temporary ties with the Free Bistonian Army, the Provisional Government of Bistonia was able to initiate Operation Silo, a large mass scale operation to liberate the city of Mazoji. Operation Silo was an immediate success, with Propevich, the leader of the Bistonian People's Republic, captured and eventually executed, and the Bistonian People's Republic had collapsed. This later on prompted Crimsonia to attempt to hold onto their controlled territory, and would then gradually lose more and more territory to Bistonian forces before Crimsonia launched their final operation, the Vilnius Offensive, towards the capital city of New Vilnius, nearly destroying the Free Bistonian Army in the Battle of Pezra, and reaching the capital city, where they were subsequently killed off simply by Bistonian troops and CUFN peacekeepers who cooperated together to defend the city and its boundaries. 
In the year of 1989, there was a huge possibility that Crimsonia was going to lose the war, and face large consequences. Despite Crimsonia's propaganda networks claiming that the Crimsonians had not even begun their operations yet, and were not defeated in any battle, stating their losses as "minimal" and that they "simply withdrew" from the regions to further secure their puppet state. The West Bistonian Socialist Republic subsequently fell in December of 1990, and months after, Bistonian forces launched another mass scale operation, proceeding to invade the Crimsonian overseas provinces of Wilnotarn and Arshturn. This then later on culminated in the fall of Kraibrezhen, not even 3 months after the operation had begun, and Bistonian troops had been mostly underway capturing the capital city of Arshturn, and having been destroying what has been mostly left of Crimsonia's army in the Siege of Torigovsk north of Ribolov. In May 1990, Crimsonia capitulated, and was forced to sign a treaty recognizing the annexation of all occupied territories. The war didn't stop there, as the Unrest of August would continue and last for 3 months, before the treaty finally came to effect in 23rd August 1990. 
In the aftermath, the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, according to the world, was more than called brutal. It was a war of bloodshed, and the rebirth of centuries worth of ethnic tensions, violence and sectarian conflict. 78.4% of Bistonia's infrastructure were completely destroyed, including historical monuments and structures which dated back over centuries ago. Bistonian cultural heritage had been mostly damaged. The consequences were larger than anticipated, and the war would result in one of the largest humanitarian disasters and one of the largest genocides in the world, ranging from 4.2 million to an estimated over 8 million people were killed as a result of euthanisation and massacres by Crimsonian forces. Crimsonian forces were the ones which sustained the most casualties, with over a colossal 800,000 to over approximately nearly a million dead, which was over 2/3 of Crimsonia's military. On the other side, Bistonian forces also suffered heavy casualties, with over 345,000 confirmed killed in battle. Around approximately 50,000 people are missing during the events before and after the war, and their families would wait decades, for little to no response. 
In the modern era, where some things had gradually healed, the war had become a traumatizing point in life for a majority of Bistonia's civilians, and the scars of war are colossal. Landmines which were planted during this war would result in over 20 deaths annually, and the situation for Bistonia and its future is rather uncertain, as the wounds never heal. Survivors of the war demanded compensation from the Crimsonian government, and justice against war criminals who participated in the genocide of millions of Bistonians. The International Court Tribunal in Bistonia and Crimsonia was eventually established to primarily deal with the situation, with a majority of the war criminals sentenced to either 10 to 50 years in prison, or the maximum punishments for those who committed the most brutal crimes, life sentences or put on death row. In Bistonia, the entire country is struggling to move on from the horrifying events of the war, while in Crimsonia, hate kept growing more and more, demanding more bloodshed, and violence. Crimsonian state media would continue the legacy of hate and potential bloodshed, including the Crimsonian government, with the subsequent occupation of Northern Wilnotarn in 2010 following the civil war, the war in Kraychovsk the following year, and the indoctrination of children into nationalism, and extreme xenophobic views and resentment towards ethnic Bistonians. The Crimsonian government would continue denying the crimes and brutal acts committed in the war, even stating that only "300,000" civilians were killed and denied statistics, claiming it to be "western propaganda". In conclusion, the Crimsonian-Bistonian War was somehow only the beginning, and it would get worse from that point on once the fragile peace has been broken. 
== Prelude ==
=== Bistonian Independence and early background (1960 - 1985) ===
In the year of 1960, after a brutal 3 year long civil war which ended in a ceasefire, the Republic of Bistonia was declared, and became an independent state after centuries of occupation and suppression by the Crimsonians, and would become the first independent state breaking away from the influence of a country from the Eastern Bloc. However, despite numerous deals and arranged agreements made after the end of the Bistonian Conflict, the People's Republic of Crimsonia did not move on from the total lost. It was clear that Crimsonia was on the verge of collapsing, following the revolts in Wilnotarn, Arshturn and Bistonian Shingleton, and as a result formed a "federation" comprised of loose autonomous republics such as the Crimsonian-Bistonian Autonomous Socialist Republic, and the Bistonian Shingleton Autonomous Socialist Republic. Unfortunately, following unrest in Bistonian Shingleton, it subsequently fell and as a result of a referendum voted to join the Republic of Bistonia. By 1962, the People's Republic of Crimsonia had only controlled Wilnotarn and Arshturn, 
During the rest of the 60s, Bistonia experienced an economic boom, whilst most of Crimsonia had struggled to keep up with its collective system including series of sanctions, with deteriorating relations towards the Eastern Bloc. It later on escalated following Crimsonia's new national policy known as "Self-Dependency", in which Crimsonia proceeded to leave and sever their connections with the Eastern Bloc, in order to pursue their own goals. This led to the near coup d'etat and a potential invasion led by the Eastern Bloc into Crimsonia, causing a crisis from within the Eastern Bloc. This however, did not stop Crimsonia, and eventually after the events in 1957, Crimsonia learned from its mistakes since then, and built back their army, in which they put in the test following a war with its neighboring country in the year of 1970, and as a result an insurgency had occurred. After the neighboring country had lost, Crimsonia had gained superiority over the surrounding seas, and following the events of the Federation War from 1974 and 1976, they would also learn from the mistakes of that war and would eventually begin the war to retake Bistonia. 
=== Crimsonia's deteriorating relations with Bistonia (1985 - 1987) ===
With Crimsonia's election being held in 1985, Crimsonia moved towards an aggressive policy towards Bistonia, beginning around a week later after the elections had been held. Despite not much being done in Crimsonia moving towards it, the situation later on worsened following Crimsonian fishing boats being spotted in the Bistonian Sea, in Bistonia's maritime borders. Later on, more and more boats which registered in Telvinra, and several other port cities such as Kraibrezhen and Ribolov, were caught trespassing, and as a result Bistonia's coast guard was deployed to the Bistonian Sea in an attempt to disperse a majority of them away from Bistonia's maritime borders. This eventually turned the situation into a much worse one, as the Bistonian coast guard began resorting to shooting towards Crimsonian registered ships, and although the brutal method had been effective, it would then result in backlash.
Around a few days after the Bistonian coast guard had been deployed, along with the Navy, and after the first rounds had been shot, news of the incident which occurred would eventually spread nationwide, and in response, the Crimsonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the incident, calling it an attack on Crimsonia's citizens, thus prompting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Bistonian side to respond to the condemnation, stating that the condemnation was all nothing but blatant lies, and made claims that they were illegally trespassing on Bistonia's maritime borders, sometimes even fishing in that area. Media coverage was almost extensive on both sides, with Crimsonian state funded television stating that the attack on Crimsonia's citizens is an act of Bistonian aggression, while on the Bistonian side, Bistonian media outlets would then also proceed to state that the attack on Crimsonia's fishing boats had been justified, as they had been illegally fishing and trespassing maritime borders. 
Along with all of this, the situation continues to get tense and both nations were on the brink of war. Diplomats from both the two countries attempted to resolve the tensions to no avail. Bistonia and Crimsonia's neighboring country, the Republic of Zedrutia, had also attempted to break up the tension, but unfortunately their efforts also had failed, and eventually Zedrutia would side with Bistonia, with Zedrutia's president stating: "Bistonia's territory, if it is land or not, will be respected." in defense of the incident on the Bistonian Sea, with the Crimsonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stating that Zedrutia and their president does not have the right to decide how things will go. In West Bistonia, in the city of Kagengrad, a majority Crimsonian city, demonstrations calling for the demilitarization of the Bistonian Sea, and the end to Bistonian aggression began, and was brutally put down by police.
Following the Bistonian Sea incident, attacks increased in Southern Bistonia by an unknown guerilla force funded and backed by the Crimsonian government, known as the Bistonian Socialist People's Army. Farmers in Southern Bistonia, would face attacks and a majority of Southern Bistonia's infrastructure in the countryside had been torched, as a result of the growing attacks. This prompted the Bistonian government to declare a state of emergency in Southern Bistonia, and martial law in the region, and attacks committed by the Bistonian Socialist People's Army were prevented, and limited to some parts near the border of West Bistonia. 
=== Crimsonian military buildup, alleged clashes on the Bistonian Sea (1986) ===
the Crimsonian Navy along with its infamous and outdated ship called the Dustreun were spotted in Bistonian Shingleton, however there is more to come out. - Mr. Braun, 18th February 1986As the situation had escalated in 1985, 1986 was the breaking point and prelude prior to the Crimsonian-Bistonian War. On this year, things in Bistonia would begin to heat up. Issues, such as a refugee crisis, and a polio epidemic which broke out in West Bistonia, strained the government, and following Bistonia's crackdown on the protests in Kagengrad, the country would see brutal terrorist attacks and mass shootings throughout Bistonia. Known as the February attacks, on the 18th of February 1986, Crimsonian spies had been caught attempting to capture a well known Crimsonian activist, on Bistonqwerty International Airport, and in the following day, the Crimsonian Navy's presence was later on caught in the seas surrounding Bistonian Shingleton, with its infamous ship known as the Dustreun being spotted near Moylston. Crimsonia's ministry of foreign affairs later on denied the claims, stating it as Bistonian blatant lies and that the Dustreun was never there, but later on opened claiming that Crimsonia's navy presence there was a drill, and it would make sense considering their most farthest naval base was in the Scattered Islands Archipelago, located near Moylston. As a result, the rumors were later dropped, but it soon set the stage for what was bound to happen later on, On 18th February 1986, the Bistonian government had called for the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations to take action on Crimsonia.
On 19th February 1986, the situation further escalated. In Mazoji, transportation attacks occurred, including sniper attacks by an alleged extremist who had been caught by the authorities and shot, and on 20th February 1986, car bombs were reported in the downtown parts of Mazoji, killing around 50 people. This led to the Bistonian government announcing a state of emergency in the region, with more potential terrorist attacks posing a threat to Bistonia's people. After the chaotic situation in Mazoji, the Bistonian government would condemn the attacks, and blamed and linked the attacks to a group known as the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, affiliated with Crimsonia's government and intelligence. This led to the sanctioning of Crimsonian government officials, and the Bistonian government refusing requests made by the Crimsonian government to give back the remains of Jargus IV, after he had passed away from lung cancer a few days ago. After the terrorist attacks, the escalation did not stop there. What happened in Mazoji only prompted Bistonia's government and military to take more tougher and further action towards Crimsonia's presence, and following these tougher actions, Crimsonia would announce the mobilization of around 200,000 men from all of their regions into the military, in preparation for an attack by the Bistonian forces. Crimsonia's chairman, would later on defend the mobilization efforts, claiming Crimsonia's presence on the Bistonian Sea, and the mobilization, is an effort to counter Bistonia's attempts to "invade" the country. 
=== Crimsonian presence in the Bistonian Sea builds up (1987) ===
As the year reached 1987, the tension did not end yet. Crimsonia would then begin to build up its presence in the Bistonian Sea, and a majority of Crimsonia's navy was deployed to the Bistonian Sea, outnumbering the Bistonian Navy's presence in the Bistonian Sea. This led to a panic, and the further increasing chances of a war was on the verge of happening. The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations then took action, responding with a proposal for the Bistonian Sea to be considered an international zone, this proposal faced backlash by both the Bistonian and Crimsonian governments, which are currently fighting for control over the Bistonian Sea. The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations would also declare Crimsonia's presence in the Bistonian Sea as illegal, and demands Crimsonia to return back to their original places and respect Bistonia's maritime borders, and retreat. The Crimsonian government responded, by further building up the navy around the Bistonian Sea, which led to numerous clashes and the sinking of one of Bistonia's naval ships, which led to nationwide condemnation.
=== Media coverage, and global response to the buildup ===
Following 2 years of conflict over control in the Bistonian Sea, and the threat of a possible nuclear war and a potential event known as the "Third Great War", media coverage of the conflict was extensive. One news channel in Bistonia stated that the further escalation would lead to war, but it would further escalate into total nuclear devastation if both nuclear superpowers waged war and participated in it. In the United States of Megaton and Columbia, despite other issues being covered by the media, it was mentioned aswell, in which the media coverage of the situation was rather, hyperbolic, and media outlets panicked of a potential nuclear war if the two nations ever engaged in war, considering their alliances and ties. The United States of Megaton and Columbia, responded to the situation stating that they would take action, considering their alliance with the Bistonian government. On the Western Bloc, it prompted them to arm themselves in a potential conflict with the Eastern Bloc, and regarding the Eastern Bloc, with Crimsonia being considered as part of the bloc, responded to the buildup as unnecessary conflict, declared neutrality in the situation, and demanded Crimsonia to withdraw and not provoke another conflict. This was however, not met, and Crimsonia would then cut the remaining ties with the rest of the Eastern Bloc, with the exception of the Union of Ruralia, in which, Ruralia's chairman, supported Crimsonia's buildup and potential war, and referred to Crimsonia as a great ally. 
Media coverage on both countries were spread nationwide. On Bistonia's side, media outlets described the war as an act of Crimsonian aggression, calling the war as unnecessary and an attempt made by Crimsonia to expand their dominance. On New Vilna Radio, a radio station in Northern Bistonia, it mentioned some of the buildup and terrorist attacks, describing it as horrifying and devastating, including Mazoji FM, another radio station in Northern Bistonia. On Crimsonia's side, state funded news networks, described the war as Bistonia's attempts to provoke a war, calling the buildup in the Bistonian Sea as a potential attack on Crimsonia's soil, and later on denied sightings of the Dustreun, claiming they were all set up lies, despite proof and evidence being provided.
=== Negotiations and attempts to avoid the war ===
The Bistonian government, following the recent events and a potential of another war since what happened nearly 10 years earlier with the Federation War, were paranoid of a war with Crimsonia, so they would attempt to open negotiations and avoid the war from happening. Diplomats from Bistonia, were sent to Crimsonia in an attempt to convince many of Crimsonia's politicians and government officials to provide solutions to avoid the war, stating that the buildup and the potential war is pointless. The solution for the problem was for Bistonia to give up some of its maritime borders in exchange for Crimsonia to withdraw its military presence in the Bistonian Sea. This was unfortunately, denied, and already too late, as Crimsonia was now well prepared and mobilized for the mass scale war and naval invasion of Bistonia. The Commonwealth of the United and Free Nations also attempted to negotiate with the Crimsonian government, to stop the mobilization and deployment of troops to the Bistonian Sea, but the demands were denied, and Crimsonia had never responded to the demands.
=== Preparation for war ===
Following the failure of attempted negotiations to resolve the problem between the two countries, the potential outbreak for war was increasing, and it was getting more closer and closer each day. In early 1987, the Bistonian government, responded by claiming that the Bistonian Armed Forces, including their navy, are prepared for Crimsonia's invasion on mainland Bistonia. Bistonian ministries would also provide leaflets regarding safety and locations of shelters, incase of an potential attack by Crimsonian bombers in numerous cities. Shipping routes were also stopped and halted through the Bistonian Sea, and Bistonia was under total stress a few months before the beginning of the war. The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, being completely aware that the war was now unavoidable and coming closer than previously thought, would begin the heavy monitoring of Crimsonian military bases and movements on the Bistonian Sea, and would intervene once Crimsonian forces landed on mainland Bistonia. Despite Bistonian government claims, the Bistonian Armed Forces was not well prepared in reality, as a majority of its generals were largely incompetent. The military was largely underfunded aswell, following bills that were passed which cut the military funding by over 25%, hampering the Bistonian military's capabilities and rendering the Bistonian Armed Forces to be poorly equipped. The Bistonian Armed Forces had around 876,800 active personnel, with paramilitary forces having over 345,000, making the total amount of active military personnel up to over 1,221,800, and had equipment such as KM-50 and MA-100 tanks, including various types of armoured vehicles such as the Howfer-487, the Ranger-800, and IAV-341s. various tactical ballistic missiles, and various MRLs.
On the Crimsonian side, the People's Crimsonian Liberation Army was well prepared for the invasion, or atleast it was according to Crimsonian state funded television. In reality, the People's Crimsonian Liberation Army would largely be dependent on quantity over quality, leading to massive amounts of equipment in storage to use in the frontlines, but of low quality and easier to produce. The People's Crimsonian Liberation Army, or also known as the PCLA for short, had around an estimated 780,500 active personnel within the ground forces, with paramilitary units being around 220,000 active personnel, making the total amount of active military personnel up to over 1,000,500, which almost outnumbered the total amount of active personnel Bistonian troops had. The People's Crimsonian Liberation Army also had numerous equipment, with some produced from late 1940s, 50s and 60s, with a majority of the equipment being outdated. Some of them are IZ-55, AD-3 and AN-14 tanks and various types of armoured vehicles such as the IMV-141 and the IMV-491, Antdru tactical ballistic missiles, various MRLs, various anti-aircraft missiles, various artillery and aircraft such as the BS-1044 and the NMS-9088. While both nations had been preparing for the war, Crimsonia was building up defenses around Wilnotarn and Arshturn, including bunkers and even a colossal tunnel system connected to each of the defenses. In Crimsonia, panic was not spread nationwide compared to Bistonia, as most information coming inside and out of the country were largely restricted and controlled by the state. Crimsonia's population had also widely supported Crimsonia's war against Bistonia, with the public opinion calling it an "act of liberation".
=== Territorial goals ===
Although some ridiculous claims were made by numerous Crimsonian politicians and government officials, the territorial goals by Crimsonia was clear. They wanted complete control of the entire Bistonian Sea, so that they could control the vast oil deposits which had been discovered decades prior. They had also wanted to establish a buffer state which was majority controlled by the Crimsonian minority in Bistonia, known as the West Bistonian Socialist Republic, with the capital situated in Kagengrad. Parts of Western Bistonia were also going to be annexed into the Crimsonian-Bistonian Autonomous Socialist Republic, with some proposals going as far as to include the recently captured territories of West Bistonia to be incorporated into the Crimsonian-Bistonian Autonomous Socialist Republic, to no avail and no actions were made to incorporate it. The Bistonian People's Republic, a socialist state established by Crimsonian collaborationists known as the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, was going to encompass most of Southern Bistonia till the border with Northern Bistonia. Some of Bistonia's overseas territories were mentioned, in which Bistonian Shingleton was going to be partitioned by the Bistonian People's Republic and Crimsonia, in which the western part, which was majority Lithuanian, would be annexed and incorporated as an oblast and autonomous region within Crimsonia, and the eastern parts were annexed by the Bistonian People's Republic. following the alliance made between the separatists in Bistonian Shingleton and Bistonian collaborationists. The rest of Bistonia, such as Northern Bistonia, and the remaining cities, Kriadavia and New Vilnius, were left untouched and would be left to what's left of the Republic of Bistonia. Crimsonia somehow had wanted the Free Bistonian Army, to seize New Vilnius, and had wanted to back them until the Central Campaign in 1988. Crimsonia's proposals were never met, and although they were almost met, they had lost the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, and gradually lost more territory in the end. The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations had a much more peaceful solution and territorial proposals, in which both Bistonian and Crimsonian governments sign a treaty recognizing the Bistonian Sea as an international zone, and agree to the withdrawal of all presence from the Bistonian Sea. They also called for further extensive proposals, which extended to mainland Crimsonia, advocating for the secession and independence of Trebvinka, an autonomous region in Western Crimsonia. Some radical proposals, included ridiculous ones such as Crimsonia's overseas territories being handed over to the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations as demilitarized zones, and would be that way until referendums would be held deciding the future of the territories, whether they would vote to gain independence, join Crimsonia, or join Bistonia. These proposals made by the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations were not met and were rejected by both sides, but later on, the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations would then control some parts of territory known as Operation Schon, with some even planning to extend the zones further, into Mazoji, the Silavetra Peninsula and the New Vilnius Research Facility, which had been closed and posed a threat to Bistonia if Crimsonia had launched attacks on it. The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations would later on pull out in the years between 1989 and 1990, but later on controlled a strip of land known as the Zone in Arshturn, which divided the island into three parts.
=== Declaration of war (1987) ===
On 15th July 1987, it was just an ordinary day in Bistonia. Despite rising tensions and preparations for war, life continued and went on as usual, despite facing a crisis with its neighbor. The next day, on 16th July 1987, the war began. The chairman of the People's Republic of Crimsonia, announced it on the morning hours of 16th July 1987, but fighting did not occur for the next few hours until the afternoon hours, when intense fighting occurred on the Bistonian Sea. The Bistonian Navy was expecting the attack and had braced for such an offensive, and would continue to resist the attacks until the navy could no longer hold it after 4 of their ships had sunken. The Bistonian government immediately declared a state of emergency, with the situation of the country being uncertain. Panic was everywhere in a majority of the large cities. In Kagengrad, and the cities located beside the Bistonian Sea, sirens would go on for hours. The Bistonian government, now overwhelmed and completely uncertain, with the Bistonian Armed Forces attempting to defend back their territories, would then call for some of its civilians to hide in shelters. Businesses in New Vilnius, the capital of Bistonia, were also closed down following the war, and over tens of thousands of people fled Bistonia to seek refuge in Zedrutia, in which the Zedrutian president responded to the refugee crisis as horrifying, and what they have never seen in decades. 
== Invasion and course of the war ==
=== 1987 ===
Due to the weakened state of the Bistonian Navy, Crimsonian forces immediately landed without heavy resistance on West Bistonia the next day, on the 17th of July 1987. Multiple advances were being made in West Bistonia, in which the Bistonian Armed Forces kept retreating and retreating from each and every area. The Crimsonian Air Force, would then commence the bombardment of numerous cities, including Kagengrad and New Vilnius. The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations once again condemned the attacks and the beginning of the war, but there was no such action taken to hamper Crimsonia's efforts. As the 2nd day of invasion reached midnight, the stiff Bistonian military were forced to retreat from some of the areas in West Bistonia in an attempt to form a line, most of the coasts on Western Bistonia had been captured, and Crimsonia had now fully secured their presence over the Bistonian Sea in only just a couple days. This was a massive humiliation and blow to the Bistonian government, in which some government officials and the public opinion would claim that they can hear the lies and broken promises. Bistonian troops attempted to counterattack and try to regain access to the sea through West Bistonia, but they were outnumbered, and later on encircled and captured, due to the lack of equipment. The Crimsonian military would then continue on with their offensive, in which their plans for the war was to further push Bistonian forces away and reach the city of Mazoji in only less than one month, and capture most of Southern Bistonia by 2 months and forcing the Bistonian government to an unconditional surrender. This offensive, was later on delayed, and later on slowed down, leading to Crimsonia's demise in the war and the collapse of their efforts.
The Bistonian military, suffering almost heavy casualties and being pushed out of most of West Bistonia, would later on attempt to reinforce their positions in the city of Kagengrad, hoping to face a much larger military force and hoping for the best, as the situation in the frontlines were getting much more worse. It was here that the Bistonian military showed to the world that it was uncapable of defending themselves, and it was from here that the Bistonian military was on the verge of collapsing, and fracturing into numerous factions, and would escalate in the year of 1988. 
==== Fall of Kagengrad and establishment of the West Bistonian Socialist Republic ====
See also: West Bistonian Socialist RepublicDuring the night hours, Kagengrad would be besieged, in which the Bistonian military units there had largely anticipated. They had hoped for the best, and would defend the city for atleast around 4 months before help could potentially arrive and push back Crimsonia's forces away from the city, and then begin an offensive to recapture a majority of the territories captured by Crimsonian forces. This was largely anticipated, and it would all fall apart in weeks, as the reinforcements would refuse to arrive following the chaos and the situation on the frontlines. Bistonian forces in Kagengrad were largely overwhelmed, as Crimsonian forces would send their best capabilities and seize the city for themselves. Heavy resistance was met on the outskirts of Kagengrad, but had little effect for Crimsonian forces as they continued advancing. Demonstrations in the city once again broke out, as a result of the lack of evacuations provided to help the civilians escape the city. It wouldn't be long until 8 days later, when Crimsonian forces entered the city center as Bistonia's line of defense on the city was destroyed. As a result, Bistonian troops were forced to retreat, dealing a huge blow to the morale of Bistonian troops. In the end, Kagengrad was a major victory for Crimsonian forces, and became the first city in Bistonia to be captured. They would then continue towards their main offensive, cutting off Bistonian troops and then capturing as much Bistonian territory in the south,
Back in Kagengrad, over a month after the victory, in August 21st 1987, Georgi Tobuzov, a well known Crimsonian collaborationist and Bistonian politician, would declare the West Bistonian Socialist Republic, and declared independence and secession from Bistonia itself. Despite declaring itself as an independent socialist republic, it was in reality, a puppet state of the People's Republic of Crimsonia, and became an autonomous republic in September of 1987 a month later. Georgi Tobuzov would become the chairman and leader of the West Bistonian Socialist Republic, and the first task he did in office was to focus on reversing all of Bistonia's reforms in West Bistonia, and the rebuilding of infrastructure in Kagengrad. According to Crimsonian propaganda in 1987, not long after Kagengrad was occupied, 97.9% of children in West Bistonia would see mass literacy rates, and with the reintroduction of free healthcare, all such problems had been eradicated. This was used to deliberately slander Bistonia for it's economic reforms and consequences, despite it being the complete opposite. Georgi Tobuzov would also allow for the creation of a separate military force, including their own currency, with support from the People's Republic of Crimsonia, known as the People's Army of the West Bistonian Socialist Republic, also known as the PAWBSR.
In the year of 1987, after the establishment of the West Bistonian Socialsit Republic, there were plans by the Crimsonian government to incorporate the West Bistonian Socialist Republic into the Crimsonian-Bistonian Autonomous Socialist Republic, and politicians within the autonomous regions began backing up the plans, including officials from the West Bistonian Socialist Republic. For unknown reasons, decisions were made by the Crimsonian government, and decided not to incorporate the West Bistonian Socialist Republic into the Crimsonian-Bistonian Autonomous Socialist Republic into one single entity. Another proposal was made by officials from the West Bistonian Socialist Republic, suggesting that the newly created country should merge with the Bistonian People's Republic, including a merge with the Crimsonian-Bistonian Autonomous Socialist Republic. However, along with several radical proposals for the future, it was rejected.
==== Collapse of the frontlines and Bistonian retreat to Mazoji ====
After the fall of West Bistonia to Crimsonia's forces, the remaining Bistonian forces from West Bistonia, exhausted and devastated after the loss, retreated and moved their defenses to the city of Mazoji, Bistonia's second largest city, to establish a stronghold in the city in order to hold against advancing Crimsonian forces, and like in Kagengrad, would either anticipate for Crimsonian forces to arrive to the city, or defend the city and await further reinforcements. As Bistonian forces marched in the streets of Mazoji, the crowd around them witnessed the looks on their faces, with them now knowing they were screwed. Mazoji was turned into a living fortress, in which defenses were being put up as fast as possible and trenches were dug in the outskirts, stretching as far and surrounding the city. They would also impose heavy curfews, starting from 6 PM much to the dismay of Mazoji's inhabitants. Thousands of civilians in Mazoji would violate those orders, and as a result would hold demonstrations against the fortification of the city, which would make sense as some heard what had happened in Kagengrad months earlier. It would later on escalate into riots and Bistonian troops, not wanting to face series of demonstrations, would begin shooting at civilians, leading to a massive drop in morale during the war and the loss of support against the defense of their country. 2,000 civilians died in the process, and as a result protests would continue, and continue into violence. The following day, the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, a guerilla force which was notoriously known for carrying out guerilla activities, would then begin the long march into Mazoji, in which they entered the city through tunnels. The leader revealed himself as Propevich, and the Bistonian Socialist People's Army began indoctrinating and encouraging those to rebel against Bistonian forces. Propevich and his commanders coordinated mob attacks against government buildings in Mazoji, and news networks including Mazoji FM. They later on stormed the military headquarters, resulting in the city being cut off from communication from the rest of Bistonia. The next day, angry mobs began raids across several police stations located in Mazoji, which had been abandoned and evacuated as soon as they arrived. Unfortunately, they had fled and could not take the weapons with them, resulting in a majority of the angry mobs carrying weapons, and items which were useful.
==== 1987 Mazoji Revolution and establishment of the Bistonian People's Republic ====
The Mazoji Revolution then began the following day. Hundreds of Bistonian troops, now with no morale, would then defect to the side of the rebels much to the disappointment and anger by the Bistonian Armed Forces. Several buildings would be torched to the ground, and political opponents and those who were accused of spreading lies were executed by gunfire, or burned to death. During the night in the first day of the Mazoji Revolution, Propevich ordered the attacks on prisons in the Mazoji area, leading to a release of tens of thousands of prisoners, in which Propevich also permitted them to carry weapons. Despite all of the chaos, the Bistonian Armed Forces attempted to counterattack the rebels attempting to seize control over the city themselves, with their remaining forces and defenses to attempt to crush the rebellion. In the process somehow, they were too exhausted, and morale was too low and most of their troops had been lost in Mazoji, and the order to retreat was given. Mazoji was completely seized by the rebels, Propevich and his guerilla army, the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, and it would become another total loss for the Bistonian military.
In 1987, following the fall of Mazoji by rebels, Propevich would host a gathering in the city hall of Mazoji, and on the balcony, announced the beginning of a new socialist republic, known as the Bistonian People's Republic. It satisfied the Crimsonian government, and provided the Bistonian People's Republic and it's leader Propevich with support, and the country entered into Crimsonia's sphere. Crimsonia would provide weapons and, following the capture of an important highway leading to West Bistonia by rebels, would supply them with heavy equipment, such as tanks and artillery, allowing for the Bistonian People's Republic to defend itself from attacks by Bistonian forces. The Bistonian forces attempted to push to the city of Mazoji, but due to the defenses that were established there weeks earlier, they were unable to do so, and Mazoji had become a huge, living fortress in which Propevich boasted that they were effective. Despite not having a flag, they did use a banner of the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, a red banner with a black bar on the bottom of it, with revolutionary texts in Lithuanian which can vary differently. After the establishment, Propevich declared himself as eternal leader of the Bistonian People's Republic, and began an offensive in which he captured a majority of the railway leading from New Vilnius to Mazoji, and surrounded and forced numerous Bistonian forces in Southern Bistonia into pockets. Propevich had plans for the newly created state, wanting to take over most of Bistonia and turn it into an independent sovereign state, despite Crimsonia's obligations to only allow them to control Southern Bistonia for themselves.
The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, condemned Propevich, for establishing an illegal and unrecognized state, and designated him and the Bistonian Socialist People's Army as a terrorist organization. The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations would not recognize the Bistonian People's Republic, with a majority of the globe in support for the vote. Crimsonia would jump into their defense of the state's establishment, recognizing the Bistonian People's Republic and the West Bistonian Socialist Republic as independent, sovereign states. It was also during this period that the Bistonian Socialist People's Army would continue several other offensives, such as in the Silavetra Peninsula, where they slaughtered over a huge number of innocent civilians with the excuse that they collaborated with the Bistonian military. Livestock would also be killed off in the countryside farms of Southern Bistonia, and crops and wheat fields would be burned in retaliation for Bistonian farmers refusing to give away their crops. Tens of thousands in the remaining port cities in Southern Bistonia were also intentionally starved, as their supplies had been cut off.
==== Escalation of the Bistonian Shingleton Conflict and subsequent genocide ====
Following the collapse of Bistonia's control over most of Southern Bistonia, and the remnants of Bistonian soldiers were kept in pockets, civilians, and paramilitary groups which were created following the end of the Federation War, took arms and a similar revolution had occurred in Bistonian Shingleton, as authority and the government began crumbling. Several paramilitary groups and numerous civilians, belonging to separatist groups rose up, capturing a majority of the eastern regions of Bistonian Shingleton. As a result, the island was partially occupied by rebels, and eventually, the Lithuanians and the union paramilitary groups belonging to them began resisting, countering back. Unionist paramilitary forces would begin to align themselves with the Bistonian Armed Forces in the south, and attempted to crush the uprising. The following weeks after the Mazoji Revolution, and the Bistonian People's Republic expanding its territories, separatist forces in Bistonian Shingleton would begin to align themselves with Propevich and the BSPA, seeing an opportunity in fighting against a common enemy. During the midst of the Bistonian Shingleton Conflict in the year of 1987, the Bistonian Armed Forces in Bistonian Shingleton was ordered to withdraw from the island, and flee to the Silavetra Peninsula to defend the remaining port cities there, after one of their last lines of defense had been broken, leaving the unionists standing against two large paramilitary forces, the BSPA, and the separatist paramilitary forces. After the separatists aligned with Propevich, he later on arrived to the capital of the occupied territories, and signed the agreement, declaring that the separatise forces joined the Bistonian People's Republic, becoming a territory. Despite merging into the Bistonian People's Republic, the paramilitary groups had refused to integrate their forces into the BSPA, and continued to remain as separate entities from the Bistonian People's Republic. Disagreements, along with the chain of command, left their part of Bistonian Shingleton as an autonomous region within the Bistonian People's Republic. Propevich had been largely disappointed of this, as he had thought that if the cooperation worked, he could have seized the entire island for himself and then focus on capturing the majority of the territories on the Silavetra Peninsula, and carry their offensive up north. The Bistonian Socialist People's Army, would also participate in the conflict, helping numerous paramilitary groups in clashes against unionist paramilitary groups, which are now on their own after Bistonian forces withdrew. 
On September 3rd 1987, the Shingleton Genocide would begin. Numerous separatist paramilitary groups stormed neighboring villages which were inhabited by Lithuanians, and had them captured, lined up on several walls, and shot by gunfire. Some had been tortured to death, or either burned. Houses were torched down, and those who survived the massacre had their legs broken by sledgehammer, and left there to starve to death. All of these methods were used in several villages, including another 12 Lithuanian villages not far from the other ones. the Bistonian Socialist People's Army also played roles in the genocide, as they helped paramilitary groups locate several villages and coordinate attacks, and then would be responsible for digging up mass graves and burying them in nearby forests. In the cities, the genocide was worse. Bodies were scattered all across Shinglederry, and were piled up in designated mass graves in the outskirts of the city. 50,000 Lithuanians in Bistonian Shingleton were displaced, becoming refugees and leaving their homes with nowhere else to go. Over a hundred soldiers from the Bistonian Socialist People's Army were involved in the genocide of hundreds of thousands of Lithuanian villagers, and they were responsible for scorching villages, although they played a minimal role compared to the paramilitaries, which had committed brutal crimes against Lithuanian inhabitants. In the aftermath, it later on prompted the launching of Operation Schon, and over around 130,000 civilians were killed in the Shingleton Genocide.
==== Operation Schon and subsequent intervention by the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations ====
Over 4 months had passed, and the situation had gotten worse. As the war continued, Crimsonia would attempt brutal methods in order to force the Bistonian government to surrender, by bombarding cities with cluster bombs, including reported uses of chemical weapons, and genocide. As a result of this, the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations began planning for an operation to occupy some of Bistonia's territories, and setting them up as zones. The operation was named Schon, and was commenced on December 10th 1987. Peacekeepers from various countries participated in the operation, and with the permission of the Bistonian government, seized the Bysstoniya Military Base, partially occupying Bysstoniya Island. Peacekeeper forces were also sent to the Gerat Islands, east of Bistonia, and began operations around the city of New Vilnius, establishing a buffer zone in an attempt to protect the city from being seized and also in an attempt to aid civilians desperate for help, and refuge. The New Vilnius Research Facility, was also occupied by the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, in order to prevent another disaster occurring. West Bistonian Shingleton was occupied, after unionists cooperated with the peacekeepers, leaving the central parts of Bistonian Shingleton ungoverned and left to protect itself. Peacekeepers in the occupied territories would make drastic attempts in evacuating refugees, and establishing camps for them in numerous areas around their buffer zones, with the exception being New Vilnius, as they began the fortification of the city's outskirts. 
Despite some of these efforts done, it could not be done peacefully. As the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations continued its efforts to protect civilians and those in need of help, it came to the dismay of the Bistonian People's Republic, and Crimsonia. Crimsonia would state Operation Schon as an "example of imperialism" and claimed that it had treated Bistonia too kindly and softly. They would also deny the genocides which happened in Bistonian Shingleton, in which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Crimsonia stated that the destruction of the villages had been orchestrated by Unionists. The Bistonian People's Republic, led by Propevich, would go on a much more difficult approach for CUFN. The Bistonian Socialist People's Army would begin harassing many of the peacekeepers stationed there, and would continue to face fierce attacks by separatist forces, including the BSPA, as the border of the buffer zones were insecure. Landmines were set up near the mountains in Bistonian Shingleton, in order to disperse many of the separatists. The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations had also promised refugees rations and supplies, including protection. Weeks after, on December 26th 1987, Propevich would organize a deadly offensive along the mountains of Bistonian Shingleton, and it was initiated the following day, running smoothly till BSPA and separatist units were overwhelmed and casualties rapidly mounted once they ran into the mountains and fields, filled with landmines placed by peacekeepers. Despite securing some territory from the buffer zones, they were fortunately pushed back, and as a result Propevich had lost around 1,500 of his troops, dealing a blow to the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, as it was still unorganized and small. 
In the aftermath, Operation Schon was a complete success, and the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations would establish buffer zones on some of these territories, with the exception being Gerat Island. On the buffer zone in New Vilnius, the city was blocked by the buffer zone, but the city continued living life as usual despite bombardments and terrorist attacks. Barbed wire was set up on some of these buffer zones too, and in the Bysstoniya Military Base, where it was kept intact after Operation Schon, safety precautions were met and protection was put onto some of the facilities in the military base. Some of Bistonia's equipment there, including their precious jet, was kept safe in storage, until one of their precious jets had been stolen and somehow ended up in the St. Ark Federation in the State of New Shingleton, around thousands of miles away. The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations would have a presence in some of the buffer zones until they began their withdrawal from these territories as the war was brought to a close, beginning from 1989 and completely ending in 1990. 
=== 1988 ===
==== Coup in New Vilnius and Stanislovas Darijus ascends to power ====
The Crimsonian-Bistonian War has reached to 1988, as Bistonia and it's people face starvation, famine, disease, genocide and civil unrest. The government in charge of Bistonia, has largely failed Bistonia's people, and ignored the devastating problems of the war including the failure to evacuate its civilians, and the fall of Mazoji at the hands of the rebels. Instead of having to deal with the situation in the war, Bistonia's president stated that the Bistonian Armed Forces is there for Bistonia, ready to fulfill their cause and liberate their occupied territories. Despite this, much of Bistonia's government had been stating lies, and in reality, Bistonia's military is on the verge of collapse and would lose in around a few days, due to serious logistical issues. By the beginning of 1988, Crimsonian forces were about 200 kilometers from the city of Kriadavia, shelling the city for weeks, which would be their main goal after the Crimsonian southern offensive had been completed, and after Kriadavia, Crimsonian forces were going to reach New Vilnius within a matter of weeks, forcing the Bistonian government to capitulate and end the war within only a year, and would further assert and secure Crimsonia's interests and dominance in the region. This would only worsen on February 3rd 1988, when riots in several cities occurred whilst being bombarded for hours. In Kriadavia, large groups rioted against the Bistonian governments negligence for the safety of its own people, and in New Vilnius, it would only get worse from there. 
10 days after the beginning of the riots in Kriadavia and New Vilnius on February 13th, Bistonian tanks somehow entered into the city of New Vilnius, stormed government buildings, and broadcasting headquarters, and with the support of the people, the Bistonian government was overthrown. The president of Bistonia, was later on detained, and a curfew was declared. After all of the chaos which had ensued, Stanislovas Darijus, the general of the Bistonian Armed Forces, assumed complete control over the Bistonian government, and dissolved parliament in order to secure his power. He would provide a statement on remaining news networks in New Vilnius, stating that elections would be opened once the war had ended. He declared a national state of emergency aswell, and dissolved the republic, establishing the Provisional Government of Bistonia, which would become the temporary government till the war had ended. Stanislovas Darijus was supported by a large crowd of people in New Vilnius, following unpopularity between the Bistonian government and its president. Following the coup d'etat in New Vilnius, the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations had initially condemned the attack, but would support Stanislovas Darijus in overthrowing the government, along with the rest of Bistonia's allies.
Whilst Bistonia's allies would support Stanislovas Darijus and his coup d'etat in New Vilnius, Crimsonia would rejoice about the coup in New Vilnius, as state funded media and Crimsonian politicians had stated as "the beginning of the end", as now they have weakened the government and made it vulnerable to collapse. Whilst in New Vilnius, those who had supported the former Bistonian president, demanded for his return to power, which resulted in a shootout by Bistonian forces in the capital city. While most happened in the capital, it could only get much more worse outside of the capital. In the rest of the remaining Bistonian controlled territories, authority had collapsed, and in Kriadavia, where most Bistonian forces were concentrated along the northern front, had largely condemned the attack. As a result of this, it would become the beginning of the Kriadavia Mutiny, which would later on occur 2 days later after the coup d'etat. Around this time, militias, consisting of civilian volunteers and deserters, would be formed in places with little to no presence of a government after the coup. 
==== Kriadavia Mutiny and establishment of the Free Bistonian Army ====
In response to the coup d'etat, Bistonian units in Kriadavia would begin a strike, which would eventually become a mutiny, in opposition towards Stanislovas Darijus, his provisional government and in retaliation for betraying the nation by couping the government. Parts of Kriadavia would be set ablaze partially, storming several government buildings in Kriadavia. Heavy fighting occurred, in which civilians were affected, and around 300 were dead as a result. In the end, those who mutinied against Stanislovas Darijus successfully took over the city, eventually lowering the flags of Bistonia and lifting the flag of the mutiny, which would become the flag of the Provisional Government. Bistonian troops, who supported Stanislovas Darijus, attempted to retake the city, but were largely outnumbered and unable to put down the mutiny, as they had to send most of their valuable men to the frontlines. These flags however, confused both sides, as both had used the same. Officers and those within the ranks of the Bistonian Armed Forces, defected to the mutineers in Kriadavia, stating that they refuse to recognize Stanislovas Darijus's power over the country and the provisional government. On February 15th 1988, the Free Bistonian Army was founded, which would eventually become a paramilitary force over the years. The Free Bistonian Army's goals were simple, to put down those they saw as traitors, and restore the Republic of Bistonia and the original government to power, then later on focusing on fighting against Crimsonian forces. Those who defected had proposed to establish a separate state away from the influence of the provisional government, and declared themselves as an independent state, assuming to be the remnants of the legitimate government, proclaiming itself as the last beacon and hope of democracy within Bistonia. There were setbacks, as it would become an authoritarian state, which would use brutal methods in order to retain their power. 
After the proclamation of the FBA State of Kriadavia, the newly founded Free Bistonian Army would proceed to begin a new offensive in Northern Bistonia, capturing the regions surrounding Kriadavia, and expanded deep within as the remaining Bistonian Armed Forces did not bother halting their advancements, nor there was any fighting involved in the offensive, with the exception of Crimsonian missiles and landmines, almost reaching Crimsonian frontlines. As authority in these regions further collapsed, and several militias had been formed in Northern Bistonia, such as the Smeropol Army, which had a presence in the outskirts of the buffer zone in New Vilnius, the Free Bistonian Army sought to establish ties with these militias, with most of them pleading allegiance to the Free Bistonian Army, and joining them as paramilitary factions. This would pose a threat to the Bistonian Armed Forces, as the Smeropol Army was located a distance away from the zone. Around this time, the Free Bistonian Army would adopt a new coat of arms, and adopted a new flag for their independent state in Kriadavia. 
==== Deportation of Kriadavian Poles and subsequent genocide by the Free Bistonian Army ====
Since the 1800s, Kriadavia was historically largely populated by Polish migrants, which had took up a majority of the city's population. Most of these migrants had arrived here for opportunity, and work back in the 1800s, and it had seemed that they were going to live there for eternity. That was until the war had begun, and in 1988 when the Kriadavia Mutiny occurred, most businesses and homes had been set ablaze by mutineers and defectors, including the city's Lithuanian populations. As a result of this, a majority of them were forced to live in destroyed buildings, often sleeping outside in the streets while being bombarded, with almost nowhere else to go. This led to the dismay of the Lithuanians which lived in the city, as life in the city was getting much more tougher and tougher. Lithuanian mobs, which would often go out at night, would begin a series of attacks on the Polish minority in the city, further dividing the city apart and forcing the Free Bistonian Army to act upon force. After the violence which had occurred, the police had been too late to put down the violence. Around an estimated 12 people had been killed, and over 50 had been injured as a result of the violence. Despite the numerous attacks, the Free Bistonian Army would allow these mobs to coordinate their attacks once again, leading to widespread protests against the Free Bistonian Army. Kriadavia, after the violence, would pass laws which prohibited the Polish minority from marrying or mixing in with other races, and prohibited them outside of the city. This was regarded as discrimination, and marked the beginning of the exclusion of Polish-Bistonians, and subsequently, the genocide. 
Large demonstrations in the city began in response to the laws, which overwhelmed the army and the administration residing in the city. As a result of this, they would proceed to assist the Lithuanian mobs once again, but they were overwhelmed again. A majority of them would be beaten to death, with few managing to escape the violent crowds from the streets. The demands made by the now marginalized people were simple, for the Kriadavia government to withdraw the policies, provide them better housing and conditions, and restraints on the mobs. These were met with brutal methods, with the Free Bistonian Army firing at crowds, resulting in over an estimated 650 Polish demonstrators killed, with 432 injured. Martial law was then declared in Kriadavia, and a strict curfew was enforced on the city. Despite this, it did not stop the riots. Demonstrations continued for 4 days, with the final one ending as shots were once again fired, leaving around 56 people dead in the city. After the massacres, high ranking officials within the Free Bistonian Army had come to a closure that the protests won't stop, despite solutions being provided, and would resort to coming up with a decision to prevent further demonstrations and a potential uprising in Kriadavia, with permanent consequences. On the next day, Free Bistonian Army troops would begin knocking on the doors of remaining homes and businesses owned by Polish families, and provided a notice of eviction. Some 7 families in Kriadavia were then kicked out of the city, and forced to survive outside of Kriadavia, where authority and the presence of government was almost non existant. They were forced to grab as much belongings as possible, and would be forced to either leave the city or relocate to another block. Those who had failed to comply to the orders, were simply shot on sight, with their corpses being left to terrify the Polish population, and shown as a warning to all if they failed to comply to their orders. The worse case of scenario for some of these families is despite listening to some of the orders, certain people would be picked off on the streets, and up to 16 or 20 people, including women and children and the elderly, would be against the wall in an alleyway in the city, and shot. Pictures were taken of the executions before they began firing on them, and one of them would catch the attention of the global world, and of course, one of Bistonia's prominent allies, the Republic of Zedrutia. 
Most of the families which were evicted out of the city, and made it out alive before they would become victims of a genocide, would either be shot by Crimsonian troops, mutilated by them, or would be killed by booby traps which had been set out on the outskirts of the city. Some were forced out into the frontlines, where instead of being provided safe refuge, they were left to starve and die. After the deportations and genocide, Kriadavia was now almost an empty, and abandoned city. 1 in 15 homes and businesses in the city had been abandoned, destroyed or a family had moved in. Those who returned to the city, were executed or shot immediately without warning, and their corpses would be left behind to decompose or be eaten by vermin. Those who were lucky enough, fled to Zedrutia, on one of the last ferries out of Bistonia in the city of Kriadavia. Following the deportation, only a few Polish families were allowed to stay in Kriadavia, simply due to their record, or connections within the Free Bistonian Army. The city was deserted and left partially running for a few years during the war. In the aftermath of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, some Polish families had returned, while those who had survived and fled to Zedrutia, stated that they wouldn't return to the city as Kriadavia was not what it was before. After the deportations and the first group of Polish refugees arrived to the port in New Gdansk, they were provided with assistance immediately, and with the help of Zedrutia's present, Bronislaw Bogumil, these Polish refugees were granted citizenship, and homes for them to stay temporarily
In the aftermath of the genocide, everyone who had heard of the war was now aware what was happening during the war, and Zedrutia, after hearing of the genocide, condemned the genocide and expulsion of the Polish population from Kriadavia, and called for Stanislovas Darijus and his administration to take action, in which no response was made. The Free Bistonian Army was then declared a terrorist organization by the Zedrutian government, and resulted in Zedrutia denying the recognition of their independent state in Kriadavia, and resorted to supporting Stanislovas Darijus and his government. Despite the massacres and crimes committed on the Polish people, Zedrutia would continue supporting Bistonia during the war, providing aid to its civilians and providing weapons and equipment for the Bistonian military, with foreign volunteers from the country coming into Bistonia to fight the war. In Crimsonia, state funded media described the genocide and expulsion of Poles from Kriadavia as "proof and evidence" that supported their claim that Bistonia was the aggressor, and that Crimsonia was simply defending their own territories and maritime borders, with government officials and news outlets defending and justifying the massacres, genocide, and terror within the country. 
==== Crimsonian Revival Process and subsequent civil war ====
On August of 1988, the Revival Process policy, began. The main objective of this policy was to eradicate the Islamic culture, tradition and religious symbols, in favor of enforcing secular policies. This policy was applied to all territories within Crimsonia, and the West Bistonian Socialist Republic, which was a puppet state of Crimsonia. In the process of the policy, Crimsonian Muslims in West Bistonia and other areas were forced to change their names, abandon their religion and believes, or face deportation, execution or sentenced to over 3 years in a labor camp. Despite this not affecting most of mainland Crimsonia and it's overseas territories such as Wilnotarn and Arshturn, it had greatly affected the region of West Bistonia, as the majority of the population's religions were mostly Islam. Mosques within Kagengrad and other surrounding areas were forced to shutdown by the authorities, and those who resisted and plotted for a strike against the regime, were arrested by the Zarveda Security Service, the Crimsonian secret police at the time, with most of them disappearing from public appearance. Despite most of these attempts to counter the unstable regions, mass protests in Kagengrad occurred, and turned violent. As a result of this, West Bistonian troops were ordered to crack down on the violent mobs in the capital, resulting in the deaths of around 120 people, and around over a few hundred injured in the crackdown. After the fog had been cleared, the urban areas had been much less violent after the crackdown, and the puppet regime in Kagengrad declared the success of the policy, and declared a state of emergency over the region along with a curfew. This was unfortunately not the case, and in the rural areas of West Bistonia, mass uprisings occur following the instability in Kagengrad. Farmers would begin a strike, refusing to provide their harvested crops to the authorities, and villagers would begin arming themselves with seized weapons, and in some cases, set their villages on fire and ambushed Crimsonian troops in several places around the country. Some newborns in West Bistonia, would be taken away from their parents and put up for adoption by Crimsonian authorities in the mainland, or Wilnotarn and Arshturn. 
In the aftermath of the revival process, the consequences were chaotic. Hundreds of religious monuments were demolished and mosques had been forced to close down, with thousands of newborns separated from their parents and put up for adoption. As a result of the cruelty of the Revival Process by the Crimsonian authorities during the occupation, thousands of people within the West Bistonian Socialist Republic had only three options, accept their fate, escape the country, or willing to fight for their freedom. Some Muslims in mainland Crimsonia did not accept their fate and new policy by the Crimsonian government, thus they were allowed to flee to neighboring countries. However, the West Bistonian Socialist Republic was a much different case, and even worse, as the occupation had imposed a policy of stopping civilians from entering or exiting the country. As a result of this, thousands of people did not get the choice that they wanted, and were essentially trapped within the West Bistonian Socialist Republic, sealing their fate. Those who had fled the country were also unlucky, as a majority of them had to escape to the other parts of Bistonia, in which at the time was an unstable, chaotic mess that came as a result of the war. Because of the huge consequences, the Revival Process eventually stopped there, but it was unfortunately too late. Several insurgency groups in the rural areas of West Bistonia emerged, and began rising in huge numbers and popularity throughout the region. Some of these insurgency groups were Crimsonian Islamic fundamentalist groups, which later on united to form a coalition known as the West Bistonian Islamic Front, an insurgency group aimed to overthrow the West Bistonian Socialist Republic which would turn the tides of the war for themselves to establish an independent Islamic republic away from the influence of both Crimsonia and Bistonia. 
During the rise of the West Bistonian Islamic Front, it would become a threat to the West Bistonian Socialist Republic, after it gained control over several villages in rural areas and gained control around the areas of Crimsonia's most important vital highways. It did not take long for Crimsonian forces and collaborators to retaliate, as they would begin an "anti-terrorist operation" to counter against the West Bistonian Islamic Front. They would proceed to scorch down around 54 villages along the way, with hundreds of villagers wrongfully arrested and tortured for having been allegedly affiliated with the terrorist group. These brutal methods were not proven effective for Crimsonia's anti-terrorist operation, as the West Bistonian Islamic Front would gain control of mountainous areas and beginning their operations in areas near Kagengrad, and proceeded to carry out bomb attacks in the capital city and towards Crimsonian soldiers. This would create a huge blow to Crimsonia's presence in Kagengrad, as the puppet state was clearly showing signs that it would fail and crumble in the end.
Along with the aftermath, the Revival Process became a controversial topic and was largely condemned, including Muslim-majority countries. Weeks after the Revival Process had ended, the Democratic Republic of Sidan had called for tougher sanctions on Crimsonia, and Muslim clerics, some even belonging to radical organizations and some Islamic fundamentalist groups, would respond to the Crimsonian government claiming that "Allah would destroy their country" for such brutal crimes. Because of what had happened, they would help fund the West Bistonian Islamic Front, and send volunteers to the insurgency group in West Bistonia to help carry out operations against the collaborationist government and Crimsonia. Bistonia would also condemn the Revival Process, with Stanislovas Darijus stating "The Revival process was the revival of the Crimsonian colonization, genocide and assimilation of all peoples in Bistonia.", and called for foreign aid and support for Bistonia's military, despite its exhausting state. World governments also condemned the Revival Process, also calling it a "cultural genocide" and the disastrous effect of "Communism". 
==== Crimsonia's Central Campaign ====
In the year of 1988, Crimsonia had made significant progress in the war against Bistonia. They had already captured one of Bistonia's largest cities Kagengrad, established a puppet state in West Bistonia, and had already destabilized the New Vilnius government and established ties with Bistonian collaborationists in Mazoji. However, in order to achieve their goal of winning the war, they had to continue their southern offensive, in which they attempted to seize Southern Bistonia in one fell swoop, and capture the Mazoji-New Vilnius railway, then continue their offensive north to New Vilnius and decapitate the government. Crimsonia and the generals knew that in order to achieve that goal, they had to capture and cross a natural barrier, known as the Slativias Mountains. Located in Central Bistonia, it is a cold, nearly barren region, with the last remaining Bistonian tribal reservations located there. Crimsonian generals had stated that if they captured Central Bistonia, they could finally capture the remaining territories on the Mazoji-New Vilnius railway, and then occupy most of Southern Bistonia. This operation, would be known as the Central Campaign, which would be Crimsonia's final offensive before the Vilnius Offensive in 1989. 
Crimsonia's generals had anticipated that the Central Campaign would go smooth, as it only involved the capture of Central Bistonia and the Slativias Mountains, and anticipated that with the fall of this region, Bistonian morale would plunge further deep down and would convince Stanislovas Darijus to surrender in his capital city in New Vilnius, before they could even carry out offensives on the north. They had also anticipated minimal resistance, with Crimsonian generals stating that the civilians there will "welcome them and provide us souvenirs and we would be drinking tea shortly." Crimsonian military units would begin concentrating located in areas outside of Central Bistonia, with around over a hundred tanks, and trucks required for such a colossal operation. Troops were also prepared for the Central Campaign, and it would've been a matter of days before the operation was commenced. However, on the opposite side, Bistonia was aware that an offensive on Central Bistonia was about to be commenced in days, and would deploy some of its military units there in which they were ready to ambush Crimsonian troops on their way to secure the region. Most of Bistonia's plans in preparation of the Central Campaign were kept secret, so as to not raise suspicion. Tribals, which had long resisted against Crimsonians for centuries, also knew that they had to fight, and formed resistance groups in and around Central Bistonia to cooperate with Bistonian units, which were hiding in vulnerable areas. It was also during the preparation, that the Free Bistonian Army also began operations in secret, in order to move to Central Bistonia to secure the region from being captured. On Crimsonia's side, the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, was also aware, and would begin cooperation with Crimsonian troops. 
Despite most of these being prepared, the Central Campaign was opposed by some in Crimsonia's war ministry, with officials within the ministry arguing that they could just simply go around the Slativias Mountains or begin operations in order to secure Southern Bistonia with a potential offensive on the Silavetra Peninsula, or cooperate with the Bistonian Socialist People's Army to liquidate the remaining Bistonian pockets, before they could carry out the Central Campaign. This was largely ignored, as Crimsonia's generals stated that with the numerous victories that were made months prior, Central Bistonia could've fallen in a matter of a few days, largely ignoring the conditions in the region, and the harsh weather environments and the general quality of vehicles which were needed to carry out the operation. Nevertheless, the operation was about to begin within a few days, and there was no such time for arguing when it came to decisions during the war.
Within the next few days, the operation was commenced. Crimsonian military units, which were heavily concentrated in the regions around Central Bistonia, moved into the region, securing a few towns and roads leading to the reservations with minimal resistance, as Crimsonian generals in command of the operation largely anticipated. Within a matter of hours, most of the western regions around Central Bistonia had been largely captured, with Crimsonian troops on their way to the capital city of Central Bistonia. This was where they encountered their first problem. A majority of Crimsonian military trucks were designed poorly, with a large number of flaws within it. It was also not suitable for such harsh weather terrain, and most of these trucks were made out of cheap material. This gave a hard time for convoys heading to most parts in Central Bistonia, and immediately, Bistonian military units and resistance began their attack. Convoys heading to small towns and reservations in Central Bistonia were ambushed, and bloody fights occurred in which Crimsonian units sustained heavy losses, as Bistonian troops were well hidden into the terrain. Crimsonian units, which were captured by Bistonian units, were then executed and left along the roads. It was also around this time that Bistonian tribal reservations also began their resistance against Crimsonian occupation, by chopping down trees and blocking roads leading further to the region. Crimsonian military units further advancing in Central Bistonia would face heavy resistance, and sustained such heavy losses and lost numerous equipment. Because of the chaotic situation in Central Bistonia, Crimsonian generals were now aware that Bistonian units were in Central Bistonia, in which they ordered Crimsonian troops to retreat and form a line, in which they were unable to do so, as Bistonian troops were now chasing after them once they withdrew.
Then, the harsh weather would quickly soon turn the situation into a nightmare for Crimsonian military units. Compared to Bistonian units in Central Bistonia, they were not prepared for such harsh weathers as they had anticipated minimal resistance and had anticipated the region to fall within days. No winter clothing or kits were provided to Crimsonian units in the area, and as a result, over an estimated tens of thousands had allegedly froze to death due to hypothermia and cases of frostbite were mentioned within Crimsonia's units. Resistance and Bistonian troops would then proceed to blow up bridges leading to areas in Central Bistonia, and to a worse extent, trapped some of Crimsonia's units in areas around Central Bistonia. It was also around this time that Crimsonian military units began ambushing checkpoints around the region, and firing missiles on some reservations, killing over an estimated 200 Bistonian natives. They also started to use brutal methods in order to crack down on the resistance and on Bistonian units, one of these infamous methods was known as the Orudmavka, in which they would round up around 30 resistance members and Bistonian soldiers on a mountain, nailed them to the snow and in some cases broke their legs, and then killed all of them with artillery rounds, in which some Crimsonian veterans described the victims as "flying in the sky, and dropping down.", and then collected some of the bodies as trophies and some pictures had been taken of the brutal war crimes. Some few corpses managed to stay in the snow and remain buried until they would be discovered nearly a decade later.
Then, as the war continued to progress, the Central Campaign was brought to a stalemate for months. Crimsonia continued to suffer significant losses in Central Bistonia, as their supply lines had been already destroyed and bridges leading to certain areas had been destroyed. Some of the military command which led the operation, had claimed that the losses were costly. Crimsonian generals ordered reinforcements to arrive to the region, before they were once again ambushed and killed off. Almost no progress was made on the frontlines, and resistance along with the help of Bistonian soldiers would gain the advantage of this stalemate and liberated a few towns on the western regions of Central Bistonia. Air support in the region was not called in, since at the time the weather was too foggy and Crimsonia's generals had decided not to send air support to the region as they had needed it to carry out their bombardment campaigns on several cities. The deadline eventually broke, when the Free Bistonian Army began their involvement in the Central Campaign. They proceeded to send military units to Central Bistonia using the highways which had been blocked off by the Bistonian Armed Forces months prior, in which for the first time since the Kriadavia Mutiny, the Bistonian Armed Forces began cooperating with the Free Bistonian Army, and let them through Central Bistonia. The Free Bistonian Army would then proceed to absorb a majority of the tribals resistance groups into their army, and later on began a campaign to occupy territories east of Central Bistonia, and together with some units in the Bistonian Armed Forces, managed to capture a majority of the remaining territories in Central Bistonia.
The Free Bistonian Army would begin to break the 4 month long stalemate on the frontlines in Central Bistonia. Knowing that morale within the Crimsonian military was low in the region, and knowing that most of Crimsonia's military convoys were unable to escape or go through the mountain region, the Free Bistonian Army would begin storming through Crimsonia's positions and occupied towns, with 5 of them, including ones which were vital for Crimsonia to carry on their campaign, were liberated. Crimsonia's military command in Central Bistonia ordered the withdrawal of their troops once again to form a line against the Free Bistonian Army, but some were unable to do so, as almost all of their 20,000 men died of hypothermia, or death. The Free Bistonian Army would gain a notorious reputation within the Crimsonian military and the ranks, and became a fearful force towards the Crimsonian military. They were given a nickname, the White Balaclavas, as most within the Free Bistonian Army had used white balaclavas and camouflage uniforms. Eventually, as the situation was now dire, Crimsonian generals ordered the withdrawal of all troops from Central Bistonia. Weeks after, the Bistonian Armed Forces liberated the towns on the region, and pushed all of Crimsonia's presence on the region. In the end, the Central Campaign ended after 4 months of a cold battle, and in the end, Crimsonia lost. 
Following the aftermath of the Central Campaign, and Crimsonia's failure to seize the region within days, the Crimsonian military sustained heavy losses, and the tides of the war began turning. Crimsonia's military was now on the verge of crumbling, as they had lost around 30,000 of their personnel in the Central Campaign, with Bistonia only sustaining minimal losses. It was also at this point that Crimsonia would begin to sustain heavy losses on the frontlines aswell, and would contribute to their downfall almost 2 years later. This would become the last time that Crimsonia would engage in an offensive in the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, and as a result of their failure, Crimsonian generals had now stopped their southern offensive. As a result of the campaign, it would be Bistonia's first victory in the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, despite having a fractured, and incompetent military. Weeks after the failure of the Central Campaign, a photograph of two Bistonian soldiers standing next to a crashed Crimsonian truck would make headlines, with most media outlets across the world calling the failure of the Central Campaign as "the beginning of the end". On the side of the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, they had not made significant progress in the Central Campaign aswell, when their weakened army did not manage to push through and cooperate with the Crimsonian military.
==== Free Bistonian Army confrontations with the Bistonian Socialist People's Army ====
In the aftermath of the failure of the Central Campaign, and the withdrawal of Crimsonian troops from the region, the Bistonian Socialist People's Army had been devastated after the end of the Central Campaign, as it was largely anticipated and would have destroyed the remaining morale of all Bistonian troops on the frontlines. In an attempt to recapture the region once again, Propevich, the leader of the Bistonian People's Republic, called for a counteroffensive against "devils known as the Free Bistonian Army" and the continuation of the Central Campaign. Despite numerous risks and Propevich being aware that this would not work, Propevich would then call to arms against the Free Bistonian Army, with BSPA amassing to over 50,000 men in each units towards a force of around only 30,000 fighters in Central Bistonia. The BSPA would then move into Central Bistonia on the eastern regions, reaching to the region almost unopposed as the Free Bistonian Army was not prepared for such a fight. Tanks eventually rolled in, along with convoys of stolen Bistonian military trucks and units to the capital in Central Bistonia, where the Free Bistonian Army was concentrated. They were stopped on their way in, and as a result they were trapped, and around almost tens of thousands were killed in the battle which ensued.
Clashes would begin on the border with Central Bistonia, as resistance fighters and the Free Bistonian Army, along with those within the Bistonian Armed Forces, fought units of 50,000 men, with the Bistonian Socialist People's Army seizing one town in the process, before it was set on fire by resistance forces and they were forced to pull out. Trees would then block roads which were in the way of the army, and some were ambushed and killed along the way. Mortars would then force some units within the BSPA to desert, often leading to a majority of them being captured. As a result of the battle, Propevich gave the command to retreat from the region. In the end, the Bistonian Socialist People's Army was pushed back to their original positions on the supply lines and roads, with the Free Bistonian Army often shelling positions with artillery and forcing some to retreat back. This would become another decisive victory to Bistonia. In the aftermath of the battle, most of the Bistonian Socialist People's Army was largely devastated after the battle, leaving most of the Bistonian People's Republic undefended, paving a new offensive on the way, known as Bistonia's Operation Silo, which would then change the tides of the war for Bistonia, and would bring a massive morale boost to Bistonia's military and resistance.
==== Bistonia's Operation Silo and subsequent fall of Mazoji ====
After the Bistonian Socialist People's Army lost the battles after the end of the Central Campaign, the Bistonian Socialist People's Army was severely weakened. As Bistonia's military began receiving lend leases and receiving additional aid, weapons and equipment, it would rival the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, which were using much more weaker, older weapons and equipment, and had a small amount of military personnel compared to Bistonia's. Despite military aid being sent by Crimsonia, it did not help the Bistonian Socialist People's Army at all, and it did not replace the personnel and equipment lost after the war with the Free Bistonian Army. Within the Free Bistonian Army, generals had wanted to seek revenge on Propevich, his collaborationist state and his army after the operation. After their cooperation during the Central Campaign in which they managed to gain their first victory against Crimsonia, the Bistonian Armed Forces and the Free Bistonian Army began cooperating openly and both planned for an offensive to recapture Bistonia's second largest city, Mazoji, after it fell to rebels under Propevich years prior. They acknowledged that in order to capture Mazoji, they both had to cooperate together to destroy the living fortress around the city, and capture the city. Stanislovas Darijus, had stated openly "that both the Bistonian Armed Forces and the Free Bistonian Army could not waste more time fighting against eachother" and that "both needed to cooperate together before they (Crimsonians) could regroup and continue the Central Campaign again". Days prior to Operation Silo commencing, the Bistonian Armed Forces had stationed some of their units north of the Mazoji Region and south of the region from the Silavetra Peninsula.
On the early morning hours of 19th October, 1988, Operation Silo was officially commenced. The Bistonian Socialist People's Army began their first attack on the Free Bistonian Army and the Bistonian Armed Forces north of the Mazoji region, but it had failed as the Bistonian Socialist People's Army was largely outnumbered by these units. The Bistonian Armed Forces continued their advance in the north, capturing coastal ports on the northern parts of the Mazoji region, with units from the Free Bistonian Army following along and clearing the areas which had been recently liberated. On the southern side of the Mazoji Region, Bistonian units moved in too, with minimal resistance, they moved into the coastal towns located south of Mazoji and had cleared it. They would then continue on to regroup, and were met with fierce resistance by small groups within the BSPA, but they were put down and forced to retreat. Both Bistonian units from the northern and southern groups connected and regrouped after capturing these coastal towns, and would begin a quick advance towards the city of Mazoji. The advance was too quick. The Bistonian Socialist People's Army was unable to stop the advancements and some who did fight were put down easily. Missile strikes also struck the city of Mazoji, leaving most of it with little to no electricity. As the confusion wrapped up around the government and the army in Mazoji, Bistonian troops on the northern group had captured the main roads leading to Northern Mazoji, and were only 15 kilometers away from the city. On the southern group, the Free Bistonian Army there would commit brutal acts against POWs, and burying them in mass graves. Some military equipment by the BSPA were left behind in the outskirts of the city, and as the confusion was cleared out, it was clear that Mazoji was now being surrounded from two sides, and it was a matter of time for the collaborationist state. Some remaining pockets of Bistonian soldiers who were trapped by the Bistonian Socialist People's Army and starved for months in the Mazoji region were liberated aswell, becoming a miracle for these troops. 
As Propevich had been informed of Bistonian troops 10 kilometers away from the city, Propevich provided a statement on the propaganda networks in Mazoji, stating that it is not concerning, and claiming that Bistonian troops are unable to enter and besiege the city. He also stated that he and his government would flee the city of Mazoji as it is being surrounded and called for all citizens in Mazoji to fight to the last man, claiming that the "Bistonian People's Republic will not fall without a fight". Propevich fled the city in a nearby town west of the city. It was also at this time that some reinforcements were sent, but none of them were unable to put the operation to a stalemate. He declared a state of emergency in the country and had called Crimsonia's government for help in the region, as Bistonia's troops were on the verge of capturing their capital. It was during this time that media coverage around the offensive spread wide, claiming it to be the end of the Bistonian People's Republic. The living fortress around Mazoji also became active at this time, but with the help of lend leases and military aid, including superior artillery rounds, the living fortress around the city built initially by Bistonian troops were destroyed, and the entire city of Mazoji was surrounded by Bistonian troops on all sides. The city was bombarded almost everyday, with around a hundred deaths in the city for each day. The Free Bistonian Army finally arrived to the city to assist the Bistonian Armed Forces, and both armies began moving into the city of Mazoji. The situation became intense, as the trapped BSPA personnel and resistance there, along with Bistonian troops, fought street to street, and in each building. Downtown Mazoji was attacked by units from the Free Bistonian Army, and one of Bistonia's government offices were taken back by one of their forces. The bridges leading to the south of the city in Mazoji were also bombed and destroyed, and the river crossings between the BSPA and resistance units were unsuccessful. The siege lasted around 12 days, and on the final day of the siege, Bistonian tanks rolled into the city center, and on the town hall where the flag of the Bistonian People's Republic was hoisted on, was thrown away, and the blue and white flag of Bistonia, was hoisted on top of the town hall. In the end, the Siege of Mazoji was over, and Bistonia's second largest city had been liberated.
In the aftermath of the liberation of Mazoji, a joint parade of the Free Bistonian Army and the Bistonian Armed Forces was held after the liberation. A large group of POWs, those who were from the Bistonian Socialist People's Army and those who collaborated with the Crimsonian government, were forced to walk and march humiliated and devastated, whilst remaining civilians within the city watched as they walked in shame. Media coverage of the liberation of the city became extensive, and following the parade, over hundreds of war flags belonging to the Bistonian People's Republic was burned on the stairs of the damaged city hall in the center of the city. Some had welcomed the Bistonian Armed Forces entering the city, with some calling the occupation and previous administration as brutal. Some who remained to fight in Mazoji, and the remaining units of the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, managed to retreat from the Mazoji Region and attempted to continue clashes west of the Mazoji region, but the Bistonian Armed Forces with local counter offensives had already inflicted heavy casualties on the other side. Crimsonian troops, who were sent to the region, had also been killed, despite numerous significant progress on the frontlines after the liberation of Mazoji. Stanislovas Darijus, provided a speech in the city hall at New Vilnius, informing the population of the victory at Mazoji.
On the other side, the Bistonian People's Republic was on the verge of crumbling. Despite numerous military supports and the deployment of Crimsonian units to the frontlines in the Mazoji region, it did not convince the Bistonian Socialist People's Army to continue fighting. Instead, in exchange of being provided better conditions and a political amnesty, some had fled, defected, or surrendered to the Bistonian Armed Forces. Commanders who surrendered, were executed immediately after being detained, and politicians of the Bistonian People's Republic were sent to execution by hanging in public, with their bodies hanging in the city center for the crowd to see. Propevich, including his colleagues, fled the town where their safehouse was located after Bistonian troops had arrived to the town, and then were pursued. Propevich attempted to escape to Bistonian Shingleton, where the remnants of the Bistonian People's Republic continued. However, he was captured, and subsequently executed by gunfire by Bistonian troops, in the Silavetra Peninsula.
==== Collapse of the Bistonian People's Republic and continued violence in Bistonian Shingleton ====
After the subsequent death of Propevich and the collapse of his leadership in the Bistonian People's Republic, no successor was chosen by Propevich, and instead, General Helbert of the Bistonian Socialist People's Army was appointed and succeeded Propevich, assuming his leadership weeks after the fall of Mazoji. His first action in office began shortly, to recapture the capital city of Mazoji, which was now the top priority within the collaborationist state, as the Bistonian People's Republic could not have survived without its capital city, and restore order within the remaining territories which had not been captured by Bistonian forces. His assumption to power was announced on remaining networks in Southern Bistonia, announcing the death of Propevich and declaring that he "will do anything to restore stability, defend the state and protect the people." However, his rule was shortlived, as General Helbert soon searches for alternatives and later on defecting to the Bistonian government, signing a treaty and negotiating their terms of surrender. Helbert would subsequently announce the surrender of all Bistonian collaborationist troops and to "cease fighting altogether" in exchange for amnesty by the Bistonian government. After this, the Bistonian Armed Forces began an offensive to retake the majority of the land occupied by the Bistonian Socialist People's Army years prior. However, there would be a huge problem. Rivaling factions within the Bistonian People's Republic began crumbling the remaining territories of the collaborationist states, and the Bistonian People's Republic fractured into factions, each of them overthrowing General Helbert from his position and other commanders assuming direct control over the Bistonian People's Republic. Due to the instability, the Crimsonian government had taken action, and would seize the remaining territories, highways and towns for themselves, and the remnants of the Bistonian People's Republic in the mainland was liquidated. The Crimsonian government then incorporated most of the remaining territories into the West Bistonian Socialist Republic. However, before they could potentially occupy what was left of the territories, the Bistonian offensive had already begun.
The offensive to reclaim most of the occupied territories in Southern Bistonia began. Bistonian troops quickly moved in and secured their control over the territories surrounding the railways leading to New Vilnius and Mazoji, to relieve the supply lines for Bistonian forces in the frontlines, and secured a dozen more supply lines and major roads leading to Mazoji, which had been occupied by rebel forces prior. Some of these rivalry factions, would also subsequently surrender to Bistonian troops, as all hope was lost for a majority of them. Pockets of remaining Bistonian resistance in Southern Bistonia were no longer surrounded by Bistonian rebels. Order was restored in Southern Bistonia, and military administration was established in the liberated territories. The Crimsonian government, after attempting to secure what was left of the Bistonian People's Republic, merged the fractured factions to reform the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, in an attempt to restore their control over the Mazoji region. The Bistonian Socialist People's Army however, was a shell of its former self, and it was eventually merged into the Army of the West Bistonian Socialist Republic, where it would remain until the army surrendered in 1989. 
Despite the collapse of the Bistonian People's Republic, and the fall of the Bistonian Socialist People's Army in the mainland, the Bistonian People's Republic however would continue to exist for another year as a rump state before its dissolution a year later in Bistonian Shingleton, where they occupied the eastern half of the island, by Bistonian Shingleton separatist paramilitary groups. As these paramilitary groups were decentralized and had nothing to do with the government on the mainland, it made the Bistonian People's Republic able to continue for around another year, as they were completely isolated from the mainland and had separated from them, despite being de facto part of the Bistonian People's Republic. This rump state had no government, following the execution of Propevich, and Helbert surrendering to the Bistonian Armed Forces. Remnant forces in Bistonian Shingleton attempted to rename it as the Bistonian Shingleton People's Republic, but it never came into fruition. Despite the rump state surviving, it suffered from internal conflicts following the end of Operation Silo and the fall of Southern Bistonia, with separatist military groups clashing with eachother once again, leaving the eastern portion of Bistonian Shingleton vulnerable to invasion by unionist paramilitary groups in the western half. 
As a result of a growing threat on their doorstep, the separatist forces, albeit fighting eachother, united for the final time, for a final offensive towards the western portion of Bistonian Shingleton. They would thaw out the conflict in Bistonian Shingleton, and a separatist united front was formed against the Bistonian Armed Forces, and their paramilitary groups. The Bistonian People's Republic in Bistonian Shingleton was dismantled by this time, with little to no presence of a government. The rump state would continue for another month, until the united separatist front was defeated following the aftermath of the Battle of Bistonqwerty International Airport, where separatist forces attempted to seize the airport for themselves, and failed as the Free Bistonian Army, which recently began a presence in Bistonian Shingleton, intervened, forcing the separatists to retreat. After the battle, the united separatist front was dismantled, and in the eastern portions of Bistonian Shingleton, another civil conflict would emerge shortly after its dissolution. The separatist paramilitary groups, which united for a final offensive, was now back to fighting eachother, and later on would fracture into numerous factions, which officially ended the rump state. Although some factions attempted to plead allegiance to carry on the torch of the Bistonian People's Republic, most of them were destroyed before they could potentially reestablish the BPR on the island.
=== 1989 ===
==== Free Bistonian Army's offensive in Southwestern Bistonia ====
It is the year of 1989, and the Crimsonian-Bistonian War reaches its 2nd year. Following the fall of Mazoji to the Bistonian Armed Forces, and the complete liberation and destruction of one of their collaborationist states known as the Bistonian People's Republic, Operation Silo brought massive boost to morale to the Bistonian people and the country, bringing immense support towards Stanislovas Darijus and his military administration in the aftermath. More weapons were sent, including equipment which were critical to Bistonia's war effort in the war. Operation Silo made it clear, that Bistonia was going to win the war, and with the immense support of the people and the world, it would be a short amount of time until Bistonia would bring the end of the war. On the Crimsonian side, Operation Silo, brought a massive humiliating defeat to Crimsonia's war efforts in Bistonia, as it has lost some of its needed manpower to advancing Bistonian forces, bringing a blow to Crimsonia's morale during the war, as they would lose control over Bistonia's second largest city, and failed to accomplish their goal of advancing into Southern Bistonia, then putting most of their war effort to advance to New Vilnius. Georgi Tobuzov, the leader of the Crimsonian puppet state known as the West Bistonian Socialist Republic, called the fall of Mazoji, a total loss, and that if Crimsonia's troops did not dedicate most of their effort in protecting West Bistonia's "integral borders", it would become an ultimate disaster for Crimsonia in the war. However, Operation Silo was only the beginning. 
After the liberation of Southern Bistonia and the establishment of military districts, the Bistonian government had planned to rebuild most of Southern Bistonia's critical infrastructure, and repair the railway leading from New Vilnius to Mazoji, to easily transport supplies to those in the southern forntlines. But, the recently liberated territories had been left vulnerable to a potential offensive from West Bistonia, and Crimsonia would use West Bistonia as a ground to bombard communities located nearby the frontlines. With the Free Bistonian Army and the Bistonian Armed Forces finally together, despite being separate, an effort was made to boost morale even further, and accelerate Crimsonia's defeat in the war by the Free Bistonian Army. An offensive had been planned and was planned way earlier, which had been deemed "too risky" by Stanislovas Darijus and his administration, and in the end, the Bistonian Armed Forces would not intervene, leaving most of the Free Bistonian Army themselves to carry out the offensive. This offensive would be named the "South Bistonian offensive", and according to the Free Bistonian Army, was to push Crimsonian troops off the southwestern regions of Bistonia, and to eventually reach to the coast, allowing for Bistonia to once again gain control of their coastal areas next to the Bistonian Sea once again. On the other side, Crimsonian troops had been putting most of their effort in preparing for an offensive towards New Vilnius, as the tides of the war was beginning to turn to favor Bistonia, which was something they claimed was a final drastic effort to end the exhausting war in Bistonia, as already hundreds of thousands were confirmed dead, and Crimsonia would begin to be affected by the war with their economy beginning to be in shambles. 
The offensive began on March 13th 1989, much to the dismay of Crimsonian generals, which had concentrated most of their forces on the northern frontlines. Units from the Free Bistonian Army began rushing and advancing towards the border of West Bistonia, seizing nearby towns and storming positions before reinforcements could arrive. Units began advancing deep into enemy territory without fierce resistance, and by the first week, the Free Bistonian Army units were reported to reach to the coast. Crimsonian and West Bistonian troops stationed in the regions would then surrender in large numbers, as more and more communities were liberated. It was also during this time that Bistonia would commit one of their first atrocities, when one unit belonging to the Free Bistonian Army stormed a village inhabited mostly by Crimsonians, and had them slaughtered, with women and children slaughtered without mercy. Other communities met a similar fate, and some were burned to the ground. Crimsonian reinforcements from the north attempted to counter the advancing Free Bistonian Army units, but no breakthrough could be made, and it was already too late, as most of West Bistonia was no longer under their control. The Free Bistonian Army reached the coasts, and after the areas were secured, Crimsonian positions on the roads cutting the Silavetra Peninsula were forced to surrender, and were subsequently destroyed, liberating most of Silavetra and ending the year long siege of the region. 
By April 5th 1989, most of Southwestern Bistonia had been liberated, and the South Bistonian Offensive was put to a close. In the aftermath, the consequences were colossal for the Crimsonian morale in the war, as now they had lost more territories than they could ever gain in 1988. Georgi Tobuzov, which had predicted that if Crimsonian troops were not prepared for a Bistonian offensive on West Bistonia, was also devastated by the offensive, as it would lead to Georgi Tobuzov's eventual overthrow and the end of his collaborationist state. Georgi Tobuzov would call for drastic conscription laws, forcing all men aged 18 and above to join the war effort, these conscription laws would be changed, allowing for all people aged 13 and above to join the war effort, and by this time, Crimsonia would also begin using child soldiers, in order to defend their occupied territories. Following the end of the offensive, the West Bistonian Islamic Front would thaw once again, and this time would not only attack Crimsonian troops, but those who were part of the Bistonian Armed Forces and the Free Bistonian Army. On the Bistonian side, it had brought a colossal morale boost to an already motivated country to convince a majority of its population to help the war effort. Stanislovas Darijus, was unfortunately disappointed, as he claimed in an interview a few years before his death, that he did not see the opportunity in the Free Bistonian Army. This offensive led to the Bistonian Armed Forces and the Free Bistonian Army to strengthen their ties, and finally, both sides ceased fighting eachother, and together would begin to focus on destroying a common enemy. 
==== Crimsonia's final offensive towards New Vilnius ====
Way prior to the South Bistonian Offensive, Crimsonia was using most of their effort in the war in preparation for the Vilnius Offensive, a offensive in which they planned to advance rapidly to the city of New Vilnius, the capital of Bistonia, in order to force the Bistonian government there to surrender and for the war to cease. However, this effort to prepare for such a massive offensive would become a disaster, as almost everywhere Crimsonia was losing, and at a rapid rate too. However, before they could prepare for the offensive, it was abruptly stopped and postponed by the South Bistonian Offensive, which had been commenced by the Free Bistonian Army, resulting in Crimsonia losing half of their control over Bistonia's coastlines. This resulted in the deployment of several units to the regions aswell, and with the West Bistonian Islamic insurgency rising in the area, along with a declining morale and economy, there was a reason for them to speed up the preparation for the offensive, as a last drastic attempt to win the war. The Vilnius Offensive, would leave complete destruction in its way, destroying almost everything in its path, and causing total destruction in Northern Bistonia. 
Georgi Tobuzov, the leader of the West Bistonian Socialist Republic, had seen the Vilnius Offensive as a potential for Crimsonia to continue, and had largely anticipated for the war to win once Crimsonian forces reached New Vilnius. It would also be a major boost towards his regime, as almost everywhere around his puppet state, the government was beginning to show signs that it was crumbling. Georgi Tobuzov had also stated that, this would be the last time Crimsonia could prove itself worthy to its own people, calling for a coup d'etat against the Crimsonian government in retaliation if it failed. On May 8th 1989, around a month after the end of the South Bistonian Offensive, Crimsonian troops would enact their revenge against the Free Bistonian Army. Crimsonian troops advanced rapidly and destroyed Bistonian positions on the northern frontlines with ease, and by May 13th, Crimsonian forces had seized around 30 settlements near the areas controlled by the Free Bistonian Army. However, with their advancement at rapid pace, it also came at the cost of thousands of soldiers, who were left to advance further north without food or any supplies, resulting in the deaths of thousands of Crimsonian soldiers. 
Their efforts began to slow down in the next 2 weeks, as Bistonian civilians and volunteers began joining up in rapid numbers, and began resisting against the advancing Crimsonian forces. These Crimsonian forces, who were already exhausted by the numerous losses of the war, would start to begin their terror, in which it became the last time Crimsonia would commit another mass atrocity. A mass genocide began, as numerous settlements and towns all across Northern Bistonia were burned, with all of their villagers, including women and children, slaughtered, and in some cases, had their hands chopped off including their feet. They were buried in unidentified mass graves, with their personal belongings being looted and corpses stripped from their clothing. Crimsonian troops would then encounter the Free Bistonian Army, which was unprepared for the offensive towards New Vilnius, and were outnumbered. This led to numerous units within the Free Bistonian Army being destroyed by the advancing forces, and the Free Bistonian Army was surprise attacked. They attempted to retreat to form a line, but the advancing forces soon catched up to them. As the military command in Kriadavia was alerted by the attack, they rushed to deploy more units to relieve the frontlines, but most of these units were killed by more surprise attacks. Around 100,000 men belonging to the Free Bistonian Army were killed, and it would be a short amount of time until the casualties mounted up to around 500,000. 
==== Battle of Pezra and near complete destruction of the Free Bistonian Army ====
The remaining divisions within the Free Bistonian Army were forced to pull back to the fields near the town of Pezra, where, coincidentally, was one of the historical battle locations between the Bistonians and Crimsonians, and where Bistonian civilians had been slaughtered by the Crimsonians in the 16th century and buried. These divisions would prepare to defend Pezra from falling under the control of Crimsonian troops, and when they realized that all forces were directed to the capital city, they attempted to secure the rest of their controlled areas to prevent them from falling under the control of Crimsonian troops. When the advancing Crimsonian forces arrived to the fields of Pezra, the Free Bistonian Army was prepared to fight a bloody battle to defend the city, and hopefully stop their offensive. However, their defense was quickly destroyed, as Crimsonian troops would use chemical warfare in their attacks, and as the Free Bistonian Army was not equipped to deal with chemical warfare, over around an estimated 80,000 died from the rounds of chemical attacks. Those who survived, were broken into several units which were on their own, and in Pezra, the city was also affected by the chemical warfare, and as a result the majority of the town suffocated to death. 
Crimsonian troops penetrated the defense lines, and killed off what was left of the divisions which formed the line in Pezra. Street fighting began when Crimsonian forces entered Pezra, and the town hall was captured by Crimsonian forces. Lukas Mantvydas, who led the defense of Pezra, was killed, as he was one of the last groups attempting to defend the city. Another thousand belonging to the Free Bistonian Army were killed. The battle for Pezra would become intense, as most of Pezra had been captured, and parts of the town was still controlled by Bistonian forces. Bistonian tanks litter around the field, destroyed, and the fields surrounding Pezra were littered with corpses, with some of them beginning to rot. Reinforcements would soon arrive shortly as the divisions had been isolated by the Crimsonian troops, but they had no way to stop the Crimsonian advancements. They managed to kill around a few hundred west of Pezra, but as they had now lost Pezra, they were forced to retreat, bringing a massive victory to the Crimsonian forces in the Vilnius Offensive, with the little morale and motivation they had. 
The Battle of Pezra was one of the largest battles in the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, and one of the deadliest. Around an estimated 500,000 troops belonging to the Free Bistonian Army were killed, and around tens of thousands of civilians had been killed as a result of chemical warfare by Crimsonian troops. All of Pezra, and the areas surrounding it, were littered with corpses, and over around a few hundred tanks were left behind abandoned. Almost all of Pezra's inhabitants were killed off, being part of a bigger picture of a genocide committed by Crimsonian troops. Prisoners of war, who surrendered to the Crimsonian forces, were immediately shot, or had their throats slit or were forced to run through fields riddled with landmines, with little survival rate for most of them. In the end, the Free Bistonian Army, sustaining heavy losses and only having around 800,000 active personnel, also lost most of their territory in Northern Bistonia, being only limited to the areas around Kriadavia. After Crimsonia won the battle for Pezra, it will be a matter of time, before Crimsonian forces would reach the capital of New Vilnius.
==== Failure of the Vilnius Offensive and subsequent collapse of Crimsonian frontlines ====
By June 12th 1989, Crimsonian troops had already reached the outskirts of the New Vilnius region, only after a month after the Vilnius Offensive began. Crimsonian forces, now on the outskirts, began the bombardment of the capital city of New Vilnius, and the safe zone established by the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, leading to around the deaths of 500 people. Stanislovas Darijus, being aware that Crimsonian forces used chemical attacks in Pezra, and now knowing that Crimsonian forces were going to begin a scorched earth policy in the Vilnius Offensive, declared a state of emergency within the Bistonian provisional government, and in the city of New Vilnius. Crimsonian forces began their rampage throughout the city by directing attacks on residential areas, resulting in the deaths of thousands of innocent women and children. Chemical warfare was involved, which led to further deaths. Bistonian troops in the area were ordered to defend the city inch by inch, and not leave a single place behind to the Crimsonian forces. Volunteers and those in the Bistonian resistance, also began arming up, and this combined with the high morale boost brought to Bistonia in the war, made an effective resistance force in the occupied territories.
Crimsonian forces would begin their advancement towards New Vilnius. They would begin attacking peacekeepers and those who were unlucky enough in the zone established by CUFN, and parts of the zone fell to Crimsonian forces. The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations did not expect such an attack by the Crimsonian forces, and condemned the destruction of the zone, calling for the repatriation of peacekeepers which were captured. It was also during this time that Crimsonia would begin a clearing operation in parts of the safe zone, resulting in the massacres of another 10,000 civilians, with peacekeepers who surrendered to the Crimsonian forces being executed without trial. Crimsonian units would then begin to enter the city of New Vilnius, capturing numerous residential and industrial districts in the southern areas of the New Vilnius region. However, they were unable to secure the captured districts, as resistance in the areas were at an all time high, resulting in over thousands of Crimsonian troops dead as a result of resistance activities around the occupied sections of the city. And by the time they attempted to reach to the center of the city, civilians had stopped them in their tracks, and by the time they had already managed to get through, Bistonian forces in New Vilnius had regrouped, and dealt a devastating blow to exhausted Crimsonian units in the city. 
This, with the increasing activities of Bistonian resistance in New Vilnius, and the losses of Crimsonian units and their numbers reduced to only around 30,000, it became clear that Crimsonian forces did not have enough manpower or equipment needed to capture the city, and with a declining morale and the support back in the capital city of Kradovo, Crimsonian units were forced to pull out of New Vilnius by the end of June, and in early July, most of New Vilnius and the CUFN safe zone was recaptured by Bistonian units. By most of July, all Crimsonian forces had withdrew from Pezra and its surrounding regions, allowing for the Free Bistonian Army to resume the offensive to recapture most of their territory located in the north. On the paths where Crimsonian forces were retreating from, thousands of corpses belonging to Crimsonian soldiers littered the fields, with tanks and artillery destroyed beyond use, and were completely left behind by the retreating Crimsonian troops. Only 10,000 were able to return back to West Bistonia, where they revealed the devastating situation of the Crimsonian army on Bistonia.
As the Vilnius Offensive became nothing but a mere failure for Crimsonia's forces, it brought Bistonia's morale once again to an all time high, and this time it had only showed that Bistonia in the end would eventually become victorious in the war, as what they had done over 13 years prior. Stanislovas Darijus and his administration lifted the state of emergency in the New Vilnius region, but life would not go back to normal that easy. Stanislovas Darijus would provide a statement regarding the chaotic situation, sending gratitude to Bistonian soldiers and volunteers who fought to defend the city from Crimsonian forces. Whilst on the side of the Crimsonians, it was a loss, for an offensive that was planned to end the already exhausting war effort by advancing to the city of New Vilnius. Georgi Tobuzov, the chairman of the West Bistonian Socialist Republic, was disappointed by the leadership and general command of the Crimsonian military. In protest towards the terrible decisions, Georgi Tobuzov did not send some of his troops to the frontlines to aid them in recapturing the capital city once again, and his forces did not directly help those who fled the frontlines. He would later go on to state that West Bistonia's status of sovereignty will be over, and it would be a matter of time before Crimsonian command in the war needed to change their tactics and ways of war, which did not go well for Crimsonia.
In the aftermath of the Vilnius Offensive, which was Crimsonia's last drastic plan to end the war, the Vilnius Offensive became a massive failure, and in that failure Crimsonia would lose a majority of its forces in the war effort, as around almost an estimated amount from 100,000 - 40,000 soldiers were apparently killed in combat. Crimsonian forces who were unlucky had been captured by the Free Bistonian Army, which became a death trap for those who surrendered to them. Some of the Crimsonian forces, who surrendered and became prisoners of war, were either killed on sight or if they were lucky enough, were brought to the Dauksas prison camp, in which Crimsonian prisoners of war were used as forced labor and were often abused by the prison guards. Horrible conditions in the prison camp led to around 50 deaths in the prison camp. Civilian casualties were higher following the aftermath. As Crimsonia had used chemical warfare and set their targets on civilians, around possibly an estimated 200,000 civilians were slaughtered, or killed by bombs or died from chemical attacks. Most of these deaths were concentrated in Pezra and its surrounding regions, including the CUFN safe zone. Mass graves were also discovered, in which some contained around 50 to 200 bodies, all within the same regions where most civilian deaths occurred. Bistonian forces suffered minimal casualties, but on the Free Bistonian Army side, Crimsonian forces had killed almost all of their active personnel in the battle of Pezra, reducing active personnel from over a million to only around 700,000. The failure of the Vilnius Offensive, does not end there, as it was only about to get worse for Crimsonia over time, and eventually by 1989 all hope was lost for the Crimsonian war effort.
==== Crimsonia's subsequent withdrawal from the city of Kagengrad ====
Somewhere between July and August 1989, Ilya Zhivkov, the chairman of Crimsonia, made a speech in the early morning hours, which was broadcasted to every televisions and made headlines on Crimsonian newspapers. In his speech, he acknowledged the massive losses of Crimsonian troops and the insane loss all of territories they had gained during their initial operations in the war. In an attempt to try and salvage what was left of the Crimsonian military after the failed Vilnius Offensive, Ilya Zhivkov ordered the withdrawal of all Crimsonian troops from mainland Bistonia, including the city of Kagengrad, and ordered all heavy equipment and tanks to be brought to the mainland. This withdrawal was controversial within Crimsonia, as it had already brought a devastating blow to the already depleted morale and support for the war. Crimsonian politicians called for Ilya Zhivkov to be ousted and for the war to continue to protect the sovereignty of a "Crimsonian West Bistonia" to no avail. The withdrawal began on 25th July 1989 and ended on 5th August 1989, when the last Crimsonian soldier left West Bistonia to depart to Kraibrezhen.
Although Crimsonia's withdrawal from mainland had brought devastation to an already exhausted military force, the Bistonian Armed Forces, had celebrated the withdrawal as a victory for Bistonia, and would bring a huge amount of boost to Stanislovas Darijus and his provisional government, which led to more funding and more equipment being shipped over to Bistonia in order for them to continue winning the war. Stanislovas Darijus responded to Ilya Zhivkov's speech, stating: "Ilya Zhivkov should've known it already. He could not break the Bistonian spirit. He tried, and failed so many times. And then in the end, he accepted it." Bistonian troops earlier had won their last final victory against Crimsonian forces in the Battle of Ausrenai, a town in West Bistonia which was heavily defended by Crimsonian troops. After Crimsonia's withdrawal, it would be a matter of time before Bistonian forces enter the city of Kagengrad, and eventually, put the war to an end.
Georgi Tobuzov was completely disappointed at the Crimsonian leadership and command during the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, and became even more disappointed when the Bistonians were launching successful offensives, which brought a devastating blow to the West Bistonian Socialist Republic. Georgi Tobuzov was both outraged and in a panic when Ilya Zhivkov had withdrew from West Bistonia and left Georgi Tobuzov to fend off his puppet state from a Bistonian offensive, and had called Ilya Zhivkov a traitor, claiming that he had betrayed him and the Crimsonian people in West Bistonia. What he also feared was the growing Islamic insurgency in West Bistonia. As West Bistonian troops were directed mostly to the frontlines, there was another enemy that Georgi Tobuzov had to face internally, with the West Bistonian Islamic Front gaining more control over several villages and eventually chipping away at his government. 
==== Fall of the West Bistonian Socialist Republic and the subsequent establishment of the Islamic Republic ====
After Crimsonia withdrew from mainland Bistonia, the West Bistonian Socialist Republic was left to fend off from itself. It was left vulnerable to decline and could potentially collapse within a week if Georgi Tobuzov continued to stay in power. The Army of the West Bistonian Socialist Republic had little to no equipment left needed to fend off for itself, as it had been taken away from them by Crimsonian forces, and without support, West Bistonia's army would continue to collapse as desertions began occurring in large numbers and deaths putting a devastating blow to the remaining morale of the army. Georgi Tobuzov would cut ties with the Crimsonian government, due to the betrayal that had left them to fight for themselves, sealing the fate for Crimsonia to renew their offensive in the war against Bistonia. It was also around this time on September 1989 that the Crimsonian Crimit devalued and declined, resulting in West Bistonia's economy being on the verge of collapse along with the blockade being imposed by the Bistonians as they had surrounded them on all sides. Bistonia would begin the offensive to recapture the city of Kagengrad, as the weakened military force posed no threat to the Bistonian Armed Forces, along with the Free Bistonian Army.
However, West Bistonian troops would not just face the Bistonians, but another faction known as the West Bistonian Islamic Front, which emerged after hiding in the mountains of Kagengrad for over a few years, and as the West Bistonian army was weakened, it was a matter of time before they reached Kagengrad. As Bistonian troops witnessed the collapse of the West Bistonian army under the pressure of the Islamic Front, Bistonian troops would postpone their offensive to recapture Kagengrad, as they saw the Islamic insurgency didn't pose a threat to the Bistonians, but was weakening Georgi Tobuzov and his government. It would later on worsen with terrorist attacks in Kagengrad, as the local mosque was attacked by a suicide bomber which led to the deaths of over 32 civilians and over 12 injured. Army barracks also became a primary target, including Georgi Tobuzov's presidential palace, which was completely destroyed as a result of an RPG attack which was supposed to be directed towards Tobuzov. 
On the days between November 18th and 30th, in the aftermath of the events following the New Shingleton Incident, which had occurred in the St. Ark Federation, the predictions regarding the fall of Georgi Tobuzov's government in no more than a few weeks was correct. His government would begin to crumble from that point on and would finally meet its demise, as demonstrations in Kagengrad began in opposition towards Georgi Tobuzov, which was supported by those within the West Bistonian Islamic Front, for his failed promises to defend West Bistonia, and for his "betrayal to the Crimsonian people". Georgi Tobuzov would attempt to suppress these demonstrations, with the West Bistonian military, exhausted and depleted, were deployed to Kagengrad. Georgi Tobuzov would declare a state of emergency for the first time since the country's founding. In Kagengrad, the violent riots became more violent, and as rumors about an insurrection from the West Bistonian Islamic Front shook the entire country. West Bistonian troops began firing live rounds of ammunition at unarmed protestors, and protests finally escalated from there.
The next day, when protestors returned to Kagengrad once again, Georgi Tobuzov had the entire city locked down, but the protestors still continued to demand change and negotiate peace with the Bistonian government. However, as he was putting the entire city under lockdown, violent mobs, including those from the West Bistonian Islamic Front, attacked local police stations, military checkpoints and barracks across the remaining occupied territories, eventually overwhelming the Army of the West Bistonian Socialist Republic. These protestors would eventually seize firearms, and gain access to some of the remaining equipment the West Bistonian army had, with the help of the West Bistonian Islamic Front. They would enter Kagengrad, and stormed several government buildings in the process. Parts of Kagengrad were then set on fire, and Crimsonian monuments dedicated to Ilya Zhivkov and his friendship with Georgi Tobuzov were taken down and vandalized with Islamic religious texts. As Georgi Tobuzov was in a paranoid situation, and his government on the near verge of collapsing, he would attempt to reestablish ties with the Crimsonian government, but unfortunately did not get a response. Georgi Tobuzov was forced to flee Kagengrad as protestors began to storm every government building to search for him. 
Protestors would soon realize that Georgi Tobuzov was nowhere to be found in his presidential office or palace, and the protestors had assumed that Georgi Tobuzov had fled the country to mainland Crimsonia where he would be provided safe refuge. The protestors eventually cheered on as the government was overthrown, and in the same time, the West Bistonian Islamic Front began an offensive to take over the rest of the remaining occupied territories, and reached Kagengrad, where a large crowd of people carrying firearms greeted them with open arms to the presidential office, where the leader of the West Bistonian Islamic Front, called for all West Bistonian troops to "surrender and lay down their arms" as the insurgency group and their supporters claim they came in peace. As the Army of the West Bistonian Socialist Republic was nearly devastated, they had accepted the West Bistonian Islamic Front. In the end, the West Bistonian Socialist Republic was dissolved, and what was left of it would immediately become the West Bistonian Islamic Republic, a Crimsonian state under a Islamic-theocracy.
==== Fall of Kagengrad and subsequent end of the war on mainland Bistonia ====
With the West Bistonian Islamic Front now in control of what was left of the West Bistonian Socialist Republic, the establishment of the West Bistonian Islamic Republic did not mean that the war on mainland Bistonia did not end there, and it also meant that they were not at peace with the Bistonian Armed Forces or the Free Bistonian Army. As soon as Georgi Tobuzov's government was overthrown, what was left of the Free Bistonian Army and the Bistonian Armed Forces resumed their offensive to retake the city of Kagengrad, after West Bistonia's forces had been completely weakened after the fall of Tobuzov's government. With attacks overwhelming what was left of the army in West Bistonia, they would eventually try to withdraw to form defensive positions, with little to no chance of stopping the Bistonian advance, as all Bistonian troops were now keen on closing in on Kagengrad. The West Bistonian Islamic Front, knowing that the Bistonians were on their way in Kagengrad, called for a holy war against the Bistonians. Those who were enemies of the West Bistonian Islamic Front were now fighting together against advancing Bistonian forces, but they could only hold off for a week.
The Bistonians would make a breakthrough south of the city of Kagengrad, in which the West Bistonian Islamic Front attempted to counter the rapid advancements by deploying most of their available forces on that side of the front, which left an opening towards the city of Kagengrad. Finally, on the 12th day of the offensive, the Bistonian Armed Forces would begin to advance their way into the city, as some of the remaining West Bistonian forces attempted to regroup to counter the advancement to Kagengrad. By the time the West Bistonian Islamic Front knew that the Bistonian Armed Forces were closing in on Kagengrad, they were already too late. The Bistonians had already captured the few only major roads to the city, which rendered West Bistonian forces unable to reach there in time, and by the time the Bistonian Armed Forces had begun to enter the city, it was now a total loss for the West Bistonians. 
The Bistonian Armed Forces would then enter the city of Kagengrad. Now an unrecognizable ruin, fierce battles would occur between remaining units and those on the Bistonian side, with the Bistonian side gaining advantages over urban combat and already beginning to secure blocks of the city. Meanwhile, as the Bistonians were capturing parts of the city, most civilians from Kagengrad had already fled, leaving the city as nearly abandoned. West Bistonian forces attempted to make their last stand in the city, concentrating mostly at the Kagengrad Mosque, and other government buildings such as Tobuzov's former palace. By the time they attempted to make their last stand, the Bistonian Armed Forces had captured most of the entire city, with fierce resistance growing more and more against the Bistonian forces. As soon as the Bistonian Armed Forces began clashing with the remaining units in the Kagengrad Mosque and government buildings, they would begin destroying a majority of the buildings in Kagengrad in order to stop snipers from using some of them, and Kagengrad Mosque was heavily bombed. By the time the Bistonian Armed Forces completely surrounded and concentrated their available forces around the mosque, all remaining strongholds with the exception of the mosque had already fallen, and after around 5 days of sieging the mosque, Bistonian Armed Forces finally entered the mosque, declaring the city liberated and entirely free from West Bistonian forces.
In the aftermath of the liberation of Kagengrad, the West Bistonian Islamic Front's control over their remaining territories subsequently collapsed, as the West Bistonian Islamic Republic eventually collapsed and ended, lasting only 3 weeks after its establishment. West Bistonia was eventually completely liberated by 1989, and Kagengrad was the final major city to be liberated by the Bistonian Armed Forces, bringing a closure to the Crimsonian-Bistonian War after almost 2 years. Georgi Tobuzov, after West Bistonia was liberated, was subsequently captured after he turned himself in to the Bistonian Armed Forces and was executed in 1990. The West Bistonian Islamic Front, which had lost control over most of West Bistonia, still has a presence in West Bistonia, continuing to fight for the secession of West Bistonia from the rest of the country and to establish an Islamic republic. The West Bistonian Islamic Front would continue a year long insurgency in West Bistonia decades after the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, until peace talks were opened in 2005 and eventually WBIF surrendered, putting down their arms and began a long process of reintegrating into society. After all of West Bistonia was liberated, Stanislovas Darijus would later on travel to what remained of Kagengrad, declaring temporary peace and total victory after visiting the damaged Kagengrad Mosque, but stated that the fall of Kagengrad is not the end of the war, but the beginning of a long path to peace and eventually a means to end the Crimsonian-Bistonian War. There was finally peace in Bistonia after almost 2 years of anarchy, total chaos and a near breakup of the entire country. Eventually, after the fall of Kagengrad, the Free Bistonian Army began their process of reintegrating with the Bistonian Armed Forces, which was completed in 1990.
The liberation of West Bistonia brought a massive total victory for the Bistonians, and opened the way for the war to end, but as for the Crimsonian side, the liberation was a total loss and all morale and support for the war was almost gone. As Ilya Zhivkov's main objective for the war was to defend to the West Bistonia to the death and to protect the Crimsonian majority and West Bistonia's sovereignty, the fall of Kagengrad meant that his main objective had failed, with West Bistonia providing a massive morale boost, them losing what was left of West Bistonia has made almost everyone in mainland Crimsonia become disillusioned with Ilya Zhivkov's war, as they begin to realize that he had sent millions to the frontlines to die for nothing. However, the Crimsonian-Bistonian War does not end there, and as 1990 reaches, the war continues for another year, but there would be potential for peace talks which could provide a temporary peace solution to both countries. 
=== 1990 ===
==== Crimsonian attempts to launch a naval invasion into mainland Bistonia ====
The Crimsonian-Bistonian War has reached to the 1990s. Within 3 years, Crimsonia's military has nearly been decimated. Over around an estimated millions of personnel were killed in the frontlines, with Crimsonia's arsenals ranging from newer to older ones were either destroyed, or stolen and repurposed into the Bistonian Armed Forces. And on the Bistonian side, the Bistonian Armed Forces has grown into a stronger force that could pose a threat to Crimsonia's overseas territories, especially when Crimsonia's military had suffered massive losses over the past years. Crimsonia's navy was still intact, but had enough remaining available units to defend Wilnotarn and Arshturn from being invaded. However, Ilya Zhivkov would use this as an opportunity to attempt a naval invasion, a terrible decision that would eventually backfire and result in further escalations of the war and preventing peace talks from possibly happening. According to Ilya Zhivkov, protecting Crimsonia from a potential Bistonian invasion was now the main objective, and used the loss of West Bistonia as an opportunity to attempt another naval invasion, which would begin in the early morning hours.
As the attempted naval invasion began, the Bistonian Navy would eventually counter it with ease, as a majority of Crimsonia's battleships and carriers were outnumbered and were weaker than their Bistonian counterparts. Eventually, the naval invasion had failed, and instead a naval battle began in the Bistonian Sea, with both the Crimsonian and the Bistonian Navy clashing together in what was the largest naval battle in the Crimsonian-Bistonian War. Around 4 of these battleships eventually sunk. Around this time, rumors of the Telvinra and Dustreun were being spotted around here, but there was no evidence to prove that they attempted a naval invasion, as the Telvinra at the time was in dry docks awaiting repairs. Eventually, as the Crimsonian Navy was sustaining heavy losses, and as the Bistonian Navy was quickly gaining superiority over the territorial waters, the Crimsonian Navy eventually withdrew from the Bistonian Sea, leading to once again, a Bistonian victory. 
In the aftermath, with the Crimsonian Navy nearly decimated at an attempted naval invasion of West Bistonia once again, Wilnotarn and Arshturn was left undefended and as a result would lead to a potential invasion of Wilnotarn and Arshturn by the Bistonian Armed Forces, who are now calling for revenge and calling for retaliation, either by force or either by a means of peace, which is not going to come soon. Ilya Zhivkov had admitted that there was a clash with the Crimsonian Navy and the Bistonian Navy, but denied the claims of attempting to once again land their remaining forces on mainland Bistonia. Around 800 Crimsonian sailors and troops became prisoners of war.
==== Bistonia's invasion on Wilnotarn and Arshturn ====
In the end, Crimsonia's attempts to launch a second naval invasion into mainland Bistonia failed, and both of Crimsonia's overseas territories, being strategically important to Crimsonia and due to its proximity to mainland Bistonia, were left undefended as most of Crimsonia's remaining naval superiority over the Bistonian Sea was destroyed in the attempted naval invasion. However, despite the war being temporarily being brought to a frozen conflict, the Bistonian Armed Forces, including those in the chain of command of the army, demanded for "retaliation against the Crimsonian invaders", calling for the retaliation for the deaths of millions of Bistonian civilians and calling for the destruction of Ilya Zhivkov's regime. And with the Bistonian morale being at an all time high, calls for an invasion were coming sooner than previously thought.
The Bistonian Armed Forces, along with the Free Bistonian Army, would begin to plan a full scale invasion of Crimsonia's overseas territories such as Wilnotarn and Arshturn, in an attempt to force the Crimsonians to surrender and cease hostilities in the war. However, despite their plans, the plan would be condemned by those within the outside world, with the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations stating that any escalation of the war would eventually lead to a global conflict, especially when Crimsonia was a small nuclear power which could use their nuclear capabilities to wage a nuclear war. This was however ignored, as the Bistonians were now eager to retaliate for the millions of lives which were lost including the mass destruction. The Bistonian Armed Forces eventually amassed up to 560,000 personnel for the planned invasion, and had the support of the Zedrutian government. The Crimsonians however, only could gather around 40,000 personnel to defend the island, which was not enough considering the Bistonian Armed Forces had over a hundred thousand men which could've outnumbered the Crimsonians easily. However, they were not capable of completely defending Wilnotarn, and they would also have to allocate their resources into Arshturn, which was also a island which had strategic value to the Crimsonians. 
On the early days of February 1990, the Bistonian Armed Forces began their invasion of Wilnotarn and Arshturn. The invasion would begin on Wilnotarn, when the Bistonians would eventually gain air superiority and naval superiority in Wilnotarn, allowing for the Bistonian troops to land safely along the coasts of Eastern Wilnotarn. Around a thousand paratroopers landed aswell, on the outskirts of the Eastern Wilnotarn city of Upainikai. Eventually, as around 5,600 Bistonian troops had landed along the coasts of Eastern Wilnotarn, the battle for Wilnotarn officially began. Around a thousand Crimsonian troops were stationed in the city of Upainikai, which was a mostly Lithuanian city located along the coast, and due to its proximity to where the Bistonians had landed, Upainikai was completely surrounded by the Bistonian Armed Forces, and forcing the Crimsonian units in Upainikai to either withdraw or retreat due to heavy losses. However heavy resistance would continue and, with the Lithuanian majority population in Upainikai, the Bistonian Armed Forces gained the advantage and seized the entire city as the Crimsonians had begun withdrawing. 
The Crimsonians were overwhelmed by the sudden invasion of Wilnotarn and Arshturn, and eventually communications were severed between the units and commanders within Wilnotarn. This allowed the Bistonians to begin their rapid advance into the southern regions of Wilnotarn with no resistance, with Crimsonian units in the southern parts of Wilnotarn being cut off from the northern regions. Most of Uzvenai region in the southern parts of Wilnotarn were eventually completely occupied by the Bistonian Armed Forces becoming the first region to be completely occupied. The Bistonian Armed Forces which were focused on the southern regions of Wilnotarn would subsequently cut off Crimsonian units from the rest of Wilnotarn in the Svoge region by March to April 1990. This would become the Svoge pocket, where the remaining 3,000 Crimsonian troops attempted to resist against the advancing Bistonian forces along the coast, whilst suffering heavy losses and numerous deaths to starvation. Bistonian troops would secure the Radomir region, which would relieve some of the frontlines as some of the units would move to the rest of the frontlines. Whilst most of the Crimsonian troops were concentrated mostly in the northern regions of Wilnotarn, most of Daugelai region, north of Uzvenai, were overrun by the Bistonian Armed Forces. The Crimsonians would attempt to counterattack some of the Bistonian forces in the southern regions but could not stop the rapid advancement of the Bistonian Armed Forces. 
By May 1990, Bistonian units broke through the lines of Crimsonian forces in the Broziai region, located in the southern region. This would force Crimsonian troops to retreat back to form another defensive line, which was proven effortless in an attempt to defend the region from falling under Bistonian hands. On the northern side, the Crimsonians attempted to surround a Bistonian unit, which backfired as the Bistonian forces launched another attack which would surround them, forcing a pocket of around a thousand men to surrender, leaving the northeastern coasts completely undefended and within a week was now subsequently occupied by the Bistonian Armed Forces by June 1990. In the southern regions, Crimsonian units made attempts to stop the rapid advancement of the Bistonian forces, which was effective, and brought the situation in the southern regions to a standstill. But, by the end of June, the lines along the southern regions were broken up by Bistonian units, which would begin a storm of the southern regions as Crimsonian troops retreated once again to form a line, before being flanked constantly and resulting in the capture of around 2,000 Crimsonian troops. 
The Bistonian units located in the southern regions of Wilnotarn, began their rapid advance as the Crimsonian units situated in that region were not able to hold the frontlines in the south, and retreated to attempt to form a line to hold off the rapid advancement and put a stop to it. In the process, the entire region of Broziai in central Wilnotarn was subsequently occupied along with the entire Varshets region on the western coast, where a majority of its residents evacuated as soon as news came that the Bistonian units were arriving en masse to Varshets. The rapid advancement was stopped in the region of Lukovit, where the Crimsonians were able to form a line, but vulnerabilities were left in the region of Obitei, where the Bistonians had already launched a spearhead that was going to cut through the supply lines of the remaining Crimsonian forces. On the northern part of Wilnotarn, Bistonian forces had already advanced through much of Chavdar province, and most of the Crimsonian military had been driven out of the region as a result. 
By the end of July, most of Chavdar province had completely collapsed, and the only provinces in Wilnotarn that were now only controlled by the Crimsonian military were the Lukovit region, the Starosel region, and the Kraibrezhen region. It was only a matter of time before the Bistonian Armed Forces reached the city of Kraibrezhen and that would be the end for Crimsonia's war efforts including a blow to morale that could bring the country into a civil war. Civilians in Northern Wilnotarn, such as the Lukovit, Chavdar and Starosel regions, attempted to flee from the Bistonian Armed Forces as the city of Kraibrezhen eventually fell into chaos. Around an estimated tens of thousands of people fled from Wilnotarn province by boat but as a result around a hundred people were left stranded or left to die by hypothermia from the cold seas. The Crimsonian military eventually declared a state of martial law in the city of Kraibrezhen, but it was already too late as most of the cities local businesses had been destroyed, and already around a hundred people had been killed as a result of the chaos which ensued. By now, the Bistonian troops had now began their rapid advancement, advancing through the Starosel region and finally by the end of July the Bistonians had made a breakthrough in the Lukovit region, successfully cutting off Crimsonian troops repelling assaults from the Bistonians after withdrawing from most of the Varshets and Broziai regions, leaving the entire city of Kraibrezhen and the entire Starosel region. 
The Svoge pocket, where the rest of the remaining Crimsonian forces in Southern Wilnotarn stood still after a months long brutal siege which resulted in the loss of thousands of men, the Crimsonian forces in Svoge launched a counteroffensive mainly in the south of the Svoge pocket where they attempted to retake the coasts along the southern areas of the Radomir region, in an attempt to reestablish the southern frontlines with the help of aid coming in from Ribolov and the navy, to no avail. The city of Svoge was left as a complete, barren, wasteland in which all of the cities infrastructure and roads were completely destroyed and as the pocket was left completely isolated from the rest of Wilnotarn munitions and rations began to run out. The Crimsonians in the Svoge pocket made small advances to the south with minimal losses, managing to recapture 5 villages near the borders of the Radomir and Svoge pockets. On the northern side of the Svoge pocket, small advancements were also made by the remaining Crimsonian troops, in which they managed to recapture what was left of the industrial districts of Svoge. 
 
Most of the Crimsonian units, now surrounded in the much more larger Lukovit region, would attempt another counterattack, in which they managed to regain 5 villages in the far north region of the Varshets region, but at the heavy cost of around a hundred men, along with fierce fighting and mass desertions. By the beginning of August, the Bistonian Armed Forces continued on their offensive towards Starosel region, being completely free and left to roam around in the northern regions. By now, the Bistonians were now at the gates of Kraibrezhen, and it would only be a matter of time before one of Crimsonia's major port cities fell under the hands of the Bistonians.
===== The invasion on Arshturn =====
The invasion of Wilnotarn was a complete disaster for the Crimsonian army, and brought another devastating blow when some of their units were trapped in the Svoge pocket, including the pockets in Lukovit. However, as the Crimsonian military was a complete failure at the battles in Wilnotarn, Arshturn was a slightly different story, as most of the Crimsonian military there did not face the same consequences nor the same fate as their men in Wilnotarn. Arshturn, due to its strategic importance to the Crimsonian governments, including an important naval base located on the island, was to be defended heavily and was much more easier compared to Wilnotarn, due to its size. It was here that what was left of the Crimsonian military was much more better equipped and well prepared than their counterparts, and as the Bistonians began their invasion on Arshturn, it would become a much more difficult situation for the Bistonian Armed Forces there, where they would face resistance which would become hellish for some within the frontlines of Arshturn, but in the end the Bistonian Armed Forces had managed to gain numerous victories, if not for the support for the Lithuanian minority in the eastern parts of Arshturn.
However, during the initial Bistonian invasions of the islands, Arshturn was left behind by the Bistonian Armed Forces, as the Bistonians knew that if it were to launch a naval invasion into Arshturn they would have penetrated deep into Crimsonian territorial waters, meaning that if they were to invade Arshturn, they would be surrounded by what was left of the Crimsonian navy, and in order to avoid more losses, the Bistonians would have to invade the island of Wilnotarn, in which it did first by the beginning of January 1990. Because of this, the Crimsonians had more time to defend the island from a Bistonian invasion, in which within a brief 2 months established defense lines along the coast of Ribolov and Southern Arshturn, as it was assumed that as soon as the Bistonians had gained access to the coasts along Northern Wilnotarn, it was anticipated that the Bistonian Armed Forces would attempt to establish a landing zone near Ribolov, and have the city captured within weeks. The Crimsonians would also attempt to counter the invasion, as they knew they were outnumbered and losing the war, and so called for the establishment of an emergency civilian paramilitary group, arming local villages to anticipate for a Bistonian invasion. A decision that was already made too late when the Bistonians had already driven out most of the Crimsonian populations in Wilnotarn.
Unfortunately, the Crimsonian defenses on the island of Arshturn were considered too weak to fend off the Bistonian invasion of the island, due to the cheap and poor quality material of the bunkers needed for the troops to stop the offensive and turn the tides of the war. It was also anticipated that the Bistonians, with their weapons received from donations by their allies, could utilize these weapons and easily penetrate the defenses of the island and in the process could inflict heavier casualties on the Crimsonians, something that the Crimsonian command did not want more, as losing manpower meant losing the war and leaving more of their territory to the Bistonian occupation. A dangerous and most vulnerable part of the defenses were the islands, known as the regions of Razhevo and Matenitsa in Eastern Arshturn, where the defenses were much more sparse and weaker, due to corners being cut in the defenses in an effort to keep available funds for the war effort, along with general opposition by the majority Lithuanians in the region of Eastern Arshturn. This would create a vulnerability point that the Bistonians could have used to counter the defenses which were constructed along the southern regions along the city of Ribolov. However, despite these vulnerability points, Ribolov could not be easily captured by the Bistonian forces due to its defenses, to the point the Crimsonian Ministry of Propaganda, stated on the radio regarding the defense of the island of Arshturn, claiming that Ribolov is a living city fortress that was "impenetrable" and could repell the "Bistonians from the island of Arshturn". 
However, the Bistonians, with the help of gathered intel, knew about the construction of some of these defenses, and had largely known that the defenses along the coasts of Eastern Arshturn were left undefended, including the region of Nikolaevo on the main island. The Bistonians had gathered a force of around 31,000 available forces for the invasion, almost equal to the amount of Crimsonian forces left on the island to defend it, around 11,000 personnel defending the island along with an additional 20,000 on the island of Wilnotarn. The Bistonians knew that the available forces were not enough to stand against the Crimsonians alone, but no additional forces could be sent as most of them had been focused on the frontlines of Wilnotarn. By the end of March 1990, when the Bistonian Armed Forces in Wilnotarn were nearing the coasts of Northern Wilnotarn, several units were sent to the coasts around the region of Nikolaevo, Matenitsa and the Razhevo regions, where the defenses were much more sparse and where the Lithuanian minority mostly concentrated in. 
Finally, on the beginning of April 1990, the Bistonian Armed Forces began their invasion of the island of Arshturn. Intel received from the planned invasion was sent to the Crimsonians, in which the defense command in Ribolov had anticipated an attack along the coasts of Ribolov. Martial law was immediately set in place in the city of Ribolov, with Crimsonian forces mostly concentrating in the city and around a dozen units scattered around the island incase if the Bistonians landed there. This however, was a set up trap for the Crimsonians, as the Bistonians did not show up. Then, the Bistonians began the naval landing. The Bistonian Armed Forces would land on three points, the first point being their first landing in the region of Razhevo, the second landing being in the far north of the Matenitsa region, and the third and final landing in the Nikolaevo region. The final landing was to ensure a bridgehead was established and to ensure that the Crimsonian forces in the islands were completely surrounded as the Bistonians began the offensive to swarm the entire island. As the Bistonians landed, some of the Crimsonian units were alerted to their presence, and were immediately ambushed and destroyed in the process. To the Bistonians surprise, the Lithuanian populations in the Nikolaevo and the two regions began to support them and in return the Bistonians provided aid, allowing for the creation of Lithuanian resistance in the regions of East Arshturn. The Crimsonians which were concentrated along Ribolov, realized the mistake, and according to testimonies, the Crimsonian defense command in Ribolov went into a fit of rage as the defense plan did not come out as planned. Most of the Crimsonian forces along the defenses attempted to move to the Nikolaevo Region, but several convoys of Crimsonian troops were ambushed in the process by the Lithuanian resistance. 
By around early April, the Bistonians made significant progress in the offensive to invade Arshturn. In the Matenitsa and Razhevo regions, the Bistonians managed to secure the coasts of the two regions, establishing an area where supplies from mainland Bistonia could be provided to aid in the invasion. In the process, the Bistonian Armed Forces in the Razhevo region, facing fierce resistance by the Crimsonian units, would begin a spearhead strategy, in which they were able to surround and divide the Crimsonian units into two, completely surrounding them and bringing a blow to the morale of the defending units. The Crimsonians, now trapped in the island regions, attempted to call for assistance, but were unable to do so as the Bistonians in the Nikolaevo region had now captured the capital of the region and had now began the operation to secure the coastlines, in order to establish a connection with the Bistonian forces. It was also around this time that the Bistonians surrounded a unit in the Svoge region back in Wilnotarn. By May, the coasts along Nikolaevo region was now captured by the Bistonian forces, leaving the Crimsonians in the Matenitsa and Razhevo regions to be completely surrounded and unable to escape, forcing the units to surrender and allowing more of the Bistonians to arrive en masse to the frontlines of Arshturn. 
By May, the offensive made significant progress. The island regions of Razhevo and Matenitsa were now completely occupied by the Bistonians, and by then most of the Lithuanian resistance helped the Bistonian Armed Forces gain the upper hand in the invasion. The Crimsonians, knowing that the island regions had completely fallen, were now sent to the frontlines, with little to no heavy equipment to stop the Bistonians from pushing further and allowing for the city of Ribolov to be surrounded and captured. Fierce resistance was met from the Crimsonian units which managed to halt the invasion for a brief period, before several units deserted and retreated further as Lithuanian resistance began to overwhelm most of them. Around a few thousand Crimsonian soldiers had been killed, a majority of them being child soldiers under the age of 18, as they were unable to recruit men around the age of 18, as a majority of them had fled Crimsonia to avoid the military drafts. By June 1990, when the Bistonians made significant progress in Northern Wilnotarn, such as completely surrounding the units in the Svoge pocket, and reaching the coasts of Northern Wilnotarn, the situation in Arshturn had turned dire for the Crimsonians. The Bistonians launched a final and massive push, resulting in the Crimsonians to retreat further, allowing for the Bistonians to capture and secure more villages and allowing them to move nearer to the city of Ribolov. In the Nikolaevo region, the Crimsonian units were met with little resistance from the Bistonians, and had managed to regain a small amount of territory on the northern coasts. However, despite this, most of the region still remains occupied by the Bistonians, and the counteroffensive was not important, as the defense of Ribolov became a much more important task. The Crimsonian command had attempted to send reinforcements to the region in an attempt to push them back and force them to retreat from the central regions of the island, but the region was once again recaptured by the Bistonians before it could get into fruition. 
The Bistonians, by mid June, had now reached to the region of Ribolov, including the region of Novdruzho. The Crimsonian units were mostly concentrated in the Ribolov region, as the region was most important in order for the city to continue to be in Crimsonia's hands. The Crimsonians knew that it would become a potential disaster, as the Bistonians could launch a spearhead between the Novdruzho and Ribolov region borders and potentially surround the city and reach to Kazanlek, the region which held one of Crimsonia's most strategically important naval bases. By the end of June and during the beginning of July 1990, the Bistonians had now secured part of the northern coastlines along Ribolov, and had now pushed further and in the process reached the outskirts of Ribolov. The Bistonians began a long heavy siege of the city and due to the city being considered a fortress, the Bistonians attempt to recapture the city for months. The Crimsonians knew about this and as a result it allowed the Crimsonians to stop the rapid advance in Central Arshturn, albeit at a very heavy cost. Ribolov was bombed for days along the eastern section of the city, and as a result the Ribolov city hall along with its industrial and fishing sectors had been bombarded by Bistonian artillery, sometimes with the help of the Bistonian airforce. However, despite the Bistonians gaining the upper hand, the Crimsonians were defending the city heavily and as a result had managed to steady the frontlines. But, it will be a matter of time before the Bistonians would enter the city. 
==== Collapse of the Crimsonian military and subsequent capture of Kraibrezhen in Wilnotarn ====
By the beginning of August 1990, the panic in Kraibrezhen would become a reality, as the Bistonian Armed Forces were now around 50 kilometers from the city of Kraibrezhen, and had already cut off most Crimsonian troops in the Lukovit region, which rendered them unable to send more units to the city in order to defend it. Civilians in Kraibrezhen, which were already in a state of panic had caused the city to fall into complete anarchy, as what was left of Crimsonian units in the city of Kraibrezhen continued to force order onto the city which was now on the verge of being overrun by the Bistonian Armed Forces. The Crimsonians only had around 8,450 men defending Kraibrezhen, which was not enough as the Bistonians outside of the city were amassed up to around 34,000. Those who were in command of the units in Kraibrezhen called for the help of civilians to join the resistance against the advancing Bistonian forces, and in preparation for the capture of the city, the Crimsonian authorities issued leaflets which called citizens to evacuate the city of Kraibrezhen otherwise they would face consequences and also provided information to report known collaborators or those who refused. The battle for Kraibrezhen eventually began, when the Bistonians began their bombardments throughout the city. 
The Bistonians began bombing the city in early August 1990, with the first targets being military barracks and supply lines intended for the 8,450 soldiers that were now trapped in the city, resulting in around 430 dead and around 563 injured. Then, the Bistonians proceeded to shift towards civilian targets, bombing apartment blocks which resulted in the deaths of around 12 children and around 98 dead, including around 230 injured. According to Crimsonia's networks, hospitals in Kraibrezhen were completely full of injured civilians including dead ones and were completely crowded during Bistonia's first bombing campaign over the city. Kraibrezhen entered a state of emergency as the president of the Crimsonian-Bistonian Autonomous Socialist Republic called for urgent ammunition as massive casualties would eventually take a toll on the Crimsonian military. Citizens in Kraibrezhen were finally given the order to evacuate, as massive crowds of people attempted to flee the city by boat, as they were unable to use aircraft at the time following risk that Bistonia could potentially shoot down civilian aircraft. Those who were elderly, weak, or injured were left behind as most families were forced to either throw them off the vessel or force them to stay in their homes. 
Then, the battle for Kraibrezhen had begun. The Bistonian Armed Forces, having around 30,000 men and facing towards the Crimsonians who had only around 8,000, quickly stormed through the outskirts of Kraibrezhen, leading to numerous clashes with few units around the towns and roads located outside of the city. Then, by 7th August 1990, the Bistonian Armed Forces announced that the city was now completely surrounded and isolated. The Crimsonians attempted to send more units by transporting them through sea from the Lukovit pocket to the city of Kraibrezhen, but some were destroyed as efforts by the Bistonian Navy to halt the transportation of more units to Kraibrezhen were successful. By then, around 65,700 civilians had fled the city of Kraibrezhen, and the city was now left almost abandoned as the only ones left were those who did not want to leave the city by sea. Most of the civilians fled to the island of Arshturn, where they were left with almost nowhere to go to.
The Bistonians entered the city of Kraibrezhen with fierce resistance by civilians who were determined to fight to the end and by the remaining Crimsonian troops. By then, the Bistonians bombed the industrial sectors of Kraibrezhen and had already seized the coal mine facilities in the outskirts of Kraibrezhen, which was located next to the bombed out industrial districts. Both Bistonian and Crimsonian troops fought street to street and fought in every building they could possibly hide in. However, with the Crimsonians suffering massive losses, only around a few thousand of them were left to defend a massive city that was already deserted by civilians. The Kraibrezhen police also resisted and fought alongside the Crimsonians, but were not effective towards stopping the Bistonian advancements in Kraibrezhen and were subsequently killed or captured by the Bistonian military and held as prisoners of war. Then finally, the Bistonians launched a small scale offensive on two sides, which were quickly supported with the help of Bistonian armored divisions and artillery, which led to more casualties. It was also around this time that the Crimsonians that were trapped in Kraibrezhen began scattering out and attempt to escape the war by disguising themselves as civilians, and some began deserting and surrendering to the Bistonians in exchange for better treatment and better conditions. The Crimsonians also suffered massive equipment losses as their remaining tanks in Kraibrezhen had been destroyed after heavy battles were fought in the western side of the city.
By then, the Bistonians had now captured most of the city. What was left of Crimsonia's control over Kraibrezhen was in the center and the ports, which were being prepared for the Crimsonians to evacuate to the Lukovit region, where Crimsonian troops were much more well equipped and had more numbers, but at the same time completely surrounded and scattered. Fierce battles were fought in the center of the city as most of the city was blown by the Crimsonians in order to slow the rapid advance of the Bistonian forces who were quickly gaining ground in the city. Most Crimsonian troops began using civilians as human shields, which resulted in numerous civilian deaths and more growing discontent for the Crimsonian military. By now, the Crimsonians were at a size of around 3,000 men, which meant that during the initial battle of Kraibrezhen, around most of those were killed. It left the Bistonians able to seize the city center as most were now scattered and isolated in pockets, which continued resisting in several buildings across Kraibrezhen killing Bistonian troops or either ambushing them. Bistonian tanks entered the city center of Kraibrezhen along with a convoy of infantry fighting vehicles, showing the Bistonians in the end, won, no matter how hard the Crimsonians resisted. The Crimsonians however, resisted in the ports of Kraibrezhen, which continued for a few days before surrendering and ending the battle for Kraibrezhen.
Finally, on the afternoon of 18th August 1990, the Bistonian Armed Forces had completely captured all of the city of Kraibrezhen. In celebration of the capture, the Bistonians had entered a government building located next to the ports of Kraibrezhen where the Crimsonians made their final stand, threw the Crimsonian flags and hoisted the flag of Bistonia, which marked the end of the battle in Kraibrezhen. By then, all of Kraibrezhen, one of Crimsonia's most important cities, was now captured by the Bistonians. In the end, around 9,000 people were confirmed killed and around a hundred missing as a result of the battle. Kraibrezhen however, despite most of the city being intact and deserted after the war, the city center of Kraibrezhen and its industrial districts were completely destroyed. When the Bistonian Armed Forces arrived at the hospital, they quickly discovered that the Crimsonians which were holding out in the city had already massacred the hospital's staffs and patients, as they were considered too much of a burden to help save. Kraibrezhen's capture was praised by the Bistonian media as liberation of a historical city whilst on the other side, Crimsonian media had made attempts to falsify the situation in Kraibrezhen, but admitted in the end that the city had completely fallen.
Although the capital of Wilnotarn was now occupied by the Bistonian Armed Forces, Crimsonian troops continued resisting against the Bistonians in scattered pockets throughout Wilnotarn, with the Svoge Pocket, and the largest pocket in the Lukovit region. Crimsonian troops continued the fight in the Starosel regions, where they only controlled two coastal towns which were being heavily fought, and where the Crimsonian troops in the further north of Wilnotarn met their final stand. However, with the announcement of the fall of the Kraibrezhen region and the entire city, the Starosel pockets subsequently surrendered to the Bistonian Armed Forces. As some who recalled their days in the final stand against the Bistonians, it was so that more of their men could not die against a war machine that was unstoppable, especially when thousands died during the initial battle for Kraibrezhen. Most of the men in the Starosel regions were either eventually shot as their war crimes were revealed, or were held prisoner and deported back to Bistonia to the prison camps established by the Bistonian government. In the Svoge region, Crimsonian troops also met their fate too. As the Bistonians had finally broke through the frontlines of the pocket, most of the Svoge pocket disintegrated as Bistonians entered the skeletal remains of what was left of the city. By then, the Crimsonians in the Svoge pocket also surrendered, as they had heard of the surrender in Kraibrezhen and the evacuation.
Finally, the Lukovit pocket was one of the last resisting pockets in Wilnotarn. Around tens of thousands of Crimsonian soldiers are left in the Lukovit region, and was now completely surrounded by Bistonian forces after the fall of Kraibrezhen and the Svoge pockets. However, despite this, the commanders in the Lukovit region decided not to surrender, but continue fighting as they were now the only forces left standing. With the Lukovit pocket having enough forces, for them they were intended to begin an offensive to overrun the Chavdar region and cut off the Bistonians in the Starosel and Kraibrezhen regions. But, as thousands of men continued dying as Bistonian troops were now outnumbering them.
==== Bistonian troops reach the city of Ribolov in Arshturn ====
After the fall of the city of Kraibrezhen, and the fall of the Svoge and Starosel pockets, the final major fights in the Crimsonian-Bistonian War were now facing towards the islands of Arshturn. The Crimsonian troops in Arshturn had already heard of the fall of some of these resisting pockets and the fall of Kraibrezhen, and knew that once the Bistonians were done with clearing out what they see as filth in Wilnotarn, they were next. The Crimsonians in Arshturn were now motivated to continue the defense of their territory as the decision of the commanders not to surrender and continue fighting in the Lukovit region had moved the Crimsonian public opinion, despite the massive and heavy losses which had brought a blow to the morale of the Crimsonians, along with the continued resistance of the Svoge pocket. Because of the morale boost it brought, it only inspired the Crimsonians in Arshturn to resist fiercely, and giving a much more harder time for the Bistonians to fight. Battles were beginning to become more fierce in the frontlines of Arshturn. In the northern regions of Ribolov Oblast, mass reports came in from the Bistonian side of the use of child soldiers from the Crimsonian side in which most of them were used to commit bomb attacks towards Bistonian heavy armored vehicles which were approaching the frontlines. Around a majority of the villages in the Novdruzho region were destroyed as a result of Bistonia's clearing operations which resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of civilians, who were suspected of aiding in the recruiting of Crimsonian child soldiers and resisting the occupation. Around thousands of civilians also fled from the villages west to the Kazanlek region whilst those who were Lithuanian fled to the Nikolaevo region to be protected by the Bistonian Armed Forces, as Crimsonian troops were now beginning to attack Lithuanian villages which were scattered throughout Arshturn. 
Finally, on 17th August 1990, in the Ribolov region, the Bistonian Armed Forces made a breakthrough in the eastern regions of Ribolov, resulting in the destruction of two units in the eastern part of the city. This led to the Bistonian Armed Forces eventually entering through this gap and as a result met fierce resistance as the Bistonians had now already occupied parts of Eastern Ribolov. The Crimsonians, who were now heavily resisting against Bistonian advancing forces, were forced to retreat back to form a proper line which resulted in a disaster as the Bistonians in the Ribolov region charged towards the withdrawing Crimsonian forces and resulted in heavy losses on both sides. The Crimsonians, now left unable to defend the eastern districts in the city, moved some of their important units and equipment to the Ribolov region and west of the city. The Bistonians stormed throughout most of Ribolov as they were left with around a few but scattered and fierce resistance by the Crimsonian units which still resided there. Ribolov was heavily bombarded and in the eastern parts of Ribolov, almost all buildings were left completely destroyed as a result of the withdrawing Crimsonian torops. However, with the entry of the Bistonian Armed Forces into Ribolov, the citizens of Ribolov were now beginning to repeat the same mistakes in Kraibrezhen, as the command in Ribolov had acknowledged that defenses in Ribolov were now breached and surrounded by the Bistonian Armed Forces. It was also at this time, that most of the residents east of the city, which were majority Lithuanian, also supported the entry of the Bistonians into the city.
By the 18th of August 1990, around the final days of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, Bistonians were gaining more ground and gaining significant progress on the frontlines in the island of Arshturn, with numerous breakthroughs and the destruction of around a few remaining Crimsonian units which resulted in more desertions of Crimsonian troops in Arshturn, despite the news of continued resistance against the Bistonian Armed Forces in the Svoge and Lukovit pockets bringing morale to the country. The Bistonians had already completely occupied the eastern districts of the Ribolov city, and were already on their way to capture and surround the entire city. It was now clear that the Crimsonians were now completely losing against the Bistonians in the island of Arshturn, and thus, on 19th August 1990, a ceasefire was signed.
==== Signing of ceasefire and final phases of the war ====
On the morning of 19th August 1990, with the situation in the island of Arshturn becoming more of a nightmare for both sides, and as the Bistonian Armed Forces were nearing to completely capture Ribolov within a few days, a temporary peace solution was provided and proposed by the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations. In exchange for providing humanitarian aid to mainland Bistonia, the Bistonian government should sign the agreements to a ceasefire with Crimsonia, which was finally agreed upon. This ceasefire, was an attempt to prevent further genocide from occurring or potential clashes from happening which could result in dangerous consequences for both sides. The ceasefire was eventually signed by Crimsonia and Bistonia which brought temporary peace to the island until a permanent peace solution for both countries could be signed. Ilya Zhivkov, who was eager to continue the war in an attempt to regain Arshturn and Wilnotarn, personally attacked the ceasefire, which only brought a stop to some of his plans. However, as his cabinet and government had pressured him, he had no other choice but to give in and accept the ceasefire. Ilya Zhivkov had stated that in order for a war that was going according to his plan, he would have a ceasefire in action.
Peace was finally brought on the island of Arshturn. As the ceasefire was in action, civilians fled the city of Ribolov for their lives, including numerous villages located next to the Bistonian frontlines. As the ceasefire was ongoing, the reality of the war between Crimsonia and Bistonia was revealed. In Ribolov, reports of hospitals being completely overcrowded with civilians which had gunshot wounds and shrapnel wounds were recorded, and it was also revealed in the villages that the Bistonians had raided Crimsonian villages and had all inhabitants, with the exception of a few survivors, rounded up and shot in the center of the villages before it was burned down, with women including children not spared from the brutal actions from the Bistonian Armed Forces. It was on Arshturn that war crimes committed by the Bistonian Armed Forces were also recorded, with mass graves being located on the outskirts of numerous villages.
Unfortunately, the ceasefire which was proposed by CUFN was a fragile one. Several Crimsonian units, refused to accept the terms of the ceasefire, as their courage and will to fight in the war was seen as an unstoppable force against the Bistonians. Eventually, around just a day after the ceasefire, these Crimsonian units began attacking numerous Bistonian positions along the frontlines, mostly concentrated around the Ribolov region and the entire city, leading to t he deaths of around hundreds of Bistonian soldiers. The Bistonians were eventually enraged by the violations of the ceasefire, and subsequently what was now a quiet battlefield eventually erupted into what it was weeks prior. The Bistonians began a small scale offensive in the Ribolov region, completely destroying Crimsonian positions and storming them, leading to resumed battles for the city of Ribolov. Between the resumed conflict, civilians died in the process, including numerous humanitarian workers who were sent to the city to assist civilians from the war. The ceasefire in the end was a complete failure, and the disasters which happened afterwards led to outrage in the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations. The Bistonian Air Force began the carpet bombing of numerous cities and villages in the Kazanlek region, including several military bases that had importance to the Crimsonian war effort.
==== Signing of the Kraibrezhen Agreement ====
The Crimsonian-Bistonian War was now, truly, a loss for the Crimsonians. With the destruction of Crimsonian positions on the island of Arshturn after they attempted to attack during a ceasefire which was in progress, the Crimsonians no longer had the courage and will to fight for the war effort, and in the end had lost around a majority of their territory gained throughout the initial war, and had already lost all of their overseas territories, which provided a sense of pride for the once growing and prospering Crimsonia. Eventually, with the massive losses that was dealt to the Crimsonians, the Crimsonian government and military eventually turned against Ilya Zhivkov, which resulted in lockdowns in the cities of Kradovo and Telvinra. Unfortunately, due to pressure and reports from the frontlines of the war that the Bistonians had already gained significant progress on the frontlines and were rapidly advancing through villages and dealing massive losses to Crimsonian resistance in the Novdruzho Oblast, It was decided that on the 21st of August 1990 that Ilya Zhivkov issued a statement on Crimsonian state media, declaring the total loss of all Crimsonian efforts in the war and calling for a terms to peace and eventually to sign an unconditional surrender to the Bistonians. 
As the Bistonians were finally able to rejoice as Ilya Zhivkov had announced the surrender, the Crimsonians were all upset about the loss and the surrender. Eventually, the Bistonians halted their advances as they awaited for further negotiations from the Crimsonians. It was also around this time that some Crimsonian units began surrendering en masse and opening negotiations to surrender as all hope was lost for the Crimsonians and their attempt to defend even the slightest of territory had all failed. Although peace had not been signed yet, the final days of the war were described as peaceful but yet Bistonians and Crimsonians were at full alert. On 22nd August 1990, the Bistonians opened negotiations and discussed the terms for the Crimsonians if they surrendered. Stanislovas Darijus, after having not been seen in public since months, issued a statement which was broadcasted to Bistonian television networks, including Bistonian state media, declaring that the Crimsonians and Ilya Zhivkov declared loss in the war, and were now open for negotiations. The Kraibrezhen Agreement was eventually proposed, and it was decided that the Bistonians would provide the terms of the agreement to cease hostilities and end the war between Bistonia and Crimsonia once and for all.
On the 23rd of August, three Crimsonian officials flew to the city of Kraibrezhen, now occupied by the Bistonian Armed Forces, after being given the green line to pass through the territory to participate in the signing for peace. The peace treaty was finally ratified and confirmed by the Crimsonian officials, and signed for peace and signed the surrender to the Bistonians. However, the conference in Kraibrezhen was considered to many as rushed, as the Bistonians were keen on forcing the Crimsonians to surrender and lay their arms as soon as possible. The three officials were Damyan Krasimir, who was part of the Crimsonian Ministry of Defense, Hristo Parvan, who was seen as Ilya Zhivkov's successor in line, and Kaloyan Hristofor, who was part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Stanislovas Darijus had stated in his biographies about the war during his last years, that Ilya Zhivkov did not want to participate in the conference at Kraibrezhen, as he was somehow, according to Kaloyan Hristofor, disappointed at the results which were presented to him at the table, and refused to participate or visit the city of Kraibrezhen, as it was humiliating him as he had lost the city to the Bistonians weeks earlier. The conference was broadcasted and photographed on Bistonian state televisions including news networks, but on Crimsonian state televisions and newspapers, they had only stated the complete opposite, continuing to exaggerate smaller successes against the Bistonians and continuing to deny losses. Stanislovas Darijus also refused to participate, as he says it, he did not want to see the devil or shook hands with the devil, obviously directing it as a personal attack towards Ilya Zhivkov and Hristo Parvan. 
After the signing, hostilities between Bistonia and Crimsonia would cease around 12 hours after the Kraibrezhen Agreement was signed, and afterwards, all troops would immediately cease fighting afterwards. However, despite this, the war still continued within its final hours, with many Crimsonian troops attempting to regroup after their positions were completely destroyed by the Bistonians, with the Bistonians still continuing their advance and attempting to move towards the center of Ribolov, which was currently being contested by both Crimsonian and Bistonian forces. Crimsonia and Bistonia were finally signing the path to peace, but it would be a long way before both sides would be truly at peace. 
==== Unrest of August, final days of fighting and Battle of Torigovsk ====
In the 12 hours before the Kraibrezhen Agreement was to be implemented, the Crimsonians began a pronged attack against the Bistonian Armed Forces in the Ribolov and Novdruzho regions, which led to significant losses but slight advances. Despite this, the Bistonian Armed Forces eventually regained all of these positions, and had cleared out an entire forest after flushing out Crimsonian positions which were hidden and out of plain sight. Eventually, one of the last battles of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, would be at Torigovsk and the areas surrounding it. Torigovsk was a Crimsonian-majority village which was located approximately near the frontlines, but had minimal damage. Eventually, the Crimsonian military moved to much more better suited positions which were located next to the village, as the Crimsonians ran away to these positions, the Bistonian Armed Forces eventually catched up and arrived at the village of Torigovsk, beginning the Battle for Torigovsk.
The Crimsonians, which were situated in the positions around Torigovsk Village, knew that they were outnumbered, and knew that the Bistonians had much more better equipment. However, they decided to stay in the village and would continue to resist and defend against the Bistonian invasion, despite the low morale and low ammunition. While the Crimsonians were anticipating for a full on attack by the Bistonian Armed Forces within the remaining 8 hours, but to their surprise, the Bistonians began heavily bombing the entire village, while at the same time civilians were unaware that the Crimsonians were holding out in their own village, leading to significant casualties on civilians in the Torigovsk Village. Those who were responsible for the orders to bombard the village were not aware of any civilian presence, and had thought that the Crimsonians were setting up a trap in an abandoned village as there were conflicting reports about civilians evacuating or staying in the regions. Torigovsk Village was heavily bombed, and led to almost the complete destruction of the village, with not a single building left intact. Most of the Crimsonian units in the village were also killed in the process, with only a few handful of groups left to protect what was left of the village. The Bistonians immediately moved in and quickly stormed the entire village, with Bistonian soldiers eventually uncovering the crimes they had done. According to Nojus Matas, who was a commander of the Bistonian Armed Forces, had made a report regarding the incident in Torigovsk Village.I have just received intel from the frontlines in the Novdruzho Region. The Bistonian Armed Forces launched an attack on Torigovsk Village where the remaining Crimsonian units set up positions in the village. Apparently, conflicting reports came in almost immediately after the village was occupied. Streets and houses are littered with charred corpses. Women, children, including the elderly are all found in their beds or living rooms completely charred and some have found bodies which were completely mangled by the attack. I sincerely apologize for our men on the frontlines and I assure you that we are all making sure that this never happens again, especially with the peace coming in the next few hours. I believe we need to take extreme measures and inspect the areas before we do any surprise attack. The Crimsonians are using their own as human shields. We do not tolerate that from happening again.Crimsonian units still continued fighting in Torigovsk Village, but were all completely scattered. One large group did not make it out of Torigovsk Village as they were eventually ambushed by a group of Bistonian soldiers which had discovered them. By then, almost all units were cleared out in Torigovsk Village, but the crime of the Bistonians were not forgotten. What was left of Torigovsk Village eventually became abandoned as the Bistonians had incorporated it into their own region and was left as a ruin for decades. Most of these events would later on be known as the Unrest of August, which was seen as the time when the Crimsonians and Bistonians fought against eachother for the final time, but in minimal clashes.
==== End of the war ====
Bistonians! All! And defenders of the homeland! Today, I am providing a statement for all to hear. Today on the 23rd of August 1990, this morning at 9:12 AM, the People's Republic of Crimsonia, signed the act of unconditional surrender of all of their forces, territory, and sea to the Bistonian Armed Forces. The peace treaty was signed by Damyan Krasimir, Hristo Parvan, and Kaloyan Hristofor, who are all officials who were sent by the Crimsonian government to the city of Kraibrezhen. Today, their unconditional surrender will be ratified and confirmed at the city where the Crimsonians had a humiliating loss, and they've already came back, this time to sign peace. The hostilities between the Bistonian Armed Forces and the remaining and resisting Crimsonian forces will end officially, and in the end, Bistonia will be at peace. The Crimsonian aggression and their war is therefore at an end. After the years of constant struggle and endurance by the lone Bistonian people, we together showed the world, that in the end, Bistonia's sovereignty and our sovereignty will be protected in the end, and every tooth and nail will be fought for every land Bistonia's enemies claim. If anybody dared to end our cultures, and our existence as a nation, we will definitely go down without a fight! And we showed, that we won two wars against our enemies! 
Let this announcement be a warning to all remaining Crimsonian troops and resistance, who are continuing to fight and resist the brave and hardened Bistonian troops in the historical region of Arshturn. If the Crimsonian troops continue the resistance after the end of all hostilities, they will deprive themselves of all the protection of the laws of war, and will be therefore attacked. It is not surprising that, on such an exhausting war for them, and in the existing disorder of the enemy, that the orders should not in every case be obeyed immediately. Tomorrow, we will pay tribute to the lives and souls lost by the Crimsonian invaders. For centuries, the Crimsonians had attempted to suppress the Bistonian national identity, by burning our villages and forcibly relocating our people. They suppressed our sovereignty, attempted to destroy us for our existence, but in the end, we all know that as Bistonians, our spirit will never go down. We lost in the numerous battles against them, but the spirit never dies down. The struggle in 1815 was an example. But in the end, we won. We showed all the evil-doers and Bistonia's enemies that we are not to be provoked with once again, and that with every war they fight against us, we will fight back an even more stronger nation.
But, the war to end all the wars by the Crimsonian aggression came at a heavy price. Our people were brutally massacred, with women including children, the elderly and the weak, were brutally massacred, with the same things happening to our people centuries ago. Our hundreds of thousands of our brave, proud and enduring fighters and defenders of the land of the Blue Eagle, were all killed in battle, but in the end they never saw a Bistonia that was free from everything in the end. Our gratitude goes not just towards the heroes of the homeland, but our people too. If it wasn't for them, Bistonia, and Bistonians, will be erased from existence, just as what the Crimsonians anticipated. Not also that the heroes and the people deserve a huge gratitude from myself, but to our allies worldwide, especially the Republic of Zedrutia, who are one of our greatest allies and arms supplier. They were also the victims of the Crimsonian aggression, but had already regained it back, and is doing the same thing for our Bistonia. They assisted us in the best way they possibly could. We now may allow ourselves, the Bistonian nation, a brief period of rejoicing, but let us Bistonians not forget for a moment the toil and efforts that lie ahead. The Crimsonian evil-doers looted the country, destroying everything in its path that it sees and hears. It is your responsibility to rebuild the homeland, and in the future, we will call for justice and retribution. We must now devote all our strength and resources to the completion of homelands task. 
Bistonia remains strong! And together, we unite once again! Long live Bistonia and Bistonians! Long live the Blue Eagle!On the afternoon of 23rd August 1990, the Crimsonian-Bistonian War was finally put to an end after the Kraibrezhen Agreement went into effect. As the war was now over, all the Bistonians could do was rejoice as a 3 year long war had been brought to an end, which had only brought the Bistonians nothing but anguish, devastation and brutality. While the Bistonians rejoiced as the war was put into an end, the Crimsonians only had a opposite reaction. Public opinion regarding the war was devastated at the outcome, and gradually support for Crimsonia's government eventually went into rapid decline as Ilya Zhivkov continues to hold his grip on power, despite the rapid inflation of Crimsonia's currency and the economy collapsing as a result. On the frontlines, when the announcement by Stanislovas Darijus was broadcasted on the Bistonian state radio, the Bistonian Armed Forces ceased all fighting on the frontlines and eventually, permanent peace was now on the island of Arshturn. According to memoirs from Crimsonian soldiers who fought during the last moments of the war, the sounds of birds chirping and the sounds of nature were heard in the immediate aftermath of silence once fighting was ceased, something that was rare ever since the beginning of the invasion and the war. The Bistonian Armed Forces in the frontlines eventually came out of the trenches, and along with the Bistonians, began rejoicing as the war had officially ended. 
Despite all of this, the loss of the war was of course, a complete devastation for the Crimsonians. As the war ended, all the Crimsonians could do was sit in their trenches, and eventually laid down their weapons to indicate that they were finally no longer against the people they fought against on the island of Arshturn, and once the fighting stopped, so did the bombarding of positions and villages in Arshturn. On the island of Wilnotarn however, especially the Crimsonian units which continued the fight against the Bistonian Armed Forces in the Lukovit Pocket, surrendered immediately after the Kraibrezhen Agreement went into effect. On the 24th of August, all Crimsonian pockets laid down their arms, and on the following day the Bistonian Armed Forces entered the deserted towns in the Lukovit region, marking the full capture of the island of Wilnotarn. Decisions were being made with what to deal with the Crimsonians who had surrendered in the Lukovit pocket, and was finally decided for them to be repatriated back to Crimsonia. 
== Aftermath ==
=== Consequences ===
In the end, the scale of consequences for the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, were considered to many politicians and those from Bistonia as colossal. With Bistonia weakened as a result of the Federation War, the war with the Crimsonians had only stretched the Bistonians to the limit. Bistonia's entire economy plummeted rapidly as a result of the war, with the value of the Bistonian Provis (BP) crashing within no more than 2 years in the course of the war, and ravaged the entire country. The economy was not the only thing that had ravaged the entire country due to the war with the Crimsonians, but political instability, and the mass fleeing of nearly all of its civilian population. In Bistonia, the aftermath of the war was seen to many as a period that was traumatic, in turmoil, and unstable. Millions of people fled from Bistonia, with most of them fleeing mostly to the Republic of Zedrutia, where they were provided safe refuge, with others moving to other countries to seek refuge from the war. Around almost 78% - 65% of Bistonia's infrastructure were destroyed, completely destroyed or received minor damage, with numerous historical sites dating to the Bistonian Empire destroyed as a result of the war. Not also these were problems, as there were even more concerning problems and challenges for the Bistonian government and the Bistonian people themselves, as gunrunning, drug trafficking, and rise of crime, often attributed to the war, were rapidly rising in the post-war period. War crimes were also a major issue within Bistonian politics, as those who were in the Bistonian Armed Forces were reported of committing war crimes in Wilnotarn and Arshturn during the Bistonian occupation. Bistonia's generations were also completely ruined in the process, as a majority of children were often reported in cases of severe traumatic experiences, with some being admitted to mental facilities, and some Bistonian veterans, traumatized from the experiences of the war, are unable to cope, and were unable to integrate into daily lives, despite the recognition that was gained amongst the Bistonian populace.
The consequences of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War were not just brought over to Bistonia, but to Crimsonia aswell, resulting in both sides having to deal with the same problems which were attributed to the war, each with their own unique problems and instability. However, in Crimsonia, the consequences were equally devastating. Crimsonia had lost almost all of their overseas territories including almost losing one of their most important and strategic port city of Ribolov, which was now divided into two sides, West and East Ribolov, with the Crimsonians controlling West Ribolov. In the center of Ribolov, a massive buffer zone was established which led to the entire city of Ribolov to be divided into three sections, including the rest of Ribolov. Not a single piece of territory was returned to Crimsonia on the island of Wilnotarn, as the Bistonians were now keen on keeping the occupied territories and incorporating it into Bistonia proper. The Crimsonians only get to keep the Kazanlek, parts of Novdruzho region, and finally, the western part of the Ribolov region. Not all of the Crimsonian soldiers in the war managed to survive the war unscathed, and unfortunately, unlike the Bistonian Armed Forces, only tens of thousands of Crimsonian soldiers managed to survive throughout the course of the war. Crimsonian casualties were massive, which were attributed to the lack of Crimsonian veterans to this day, and not also did the Crimsonians suffer from heavy casualties, but also suffered from massive equipment losses, which were often colossal after abandoning their efforts in mainland Bistonia. Not also did Crimsonia had to deal with problems regarding the massive losses and political instability, but also dealing with the potential beginning of a civil war, especially with the massive losses and the massive support gone into the war already down the drain. This potential beginning of a civil war eventually became true, as the war, the massive losses, and the collapse of the Eastern bloc, all attributed to the beginning, of the Second Crimsonian Civil War, and subsequently, the beginning of numerous problems which are still prevalent within Crimsonia's modern politics. 
==== Internally displaced persons and refugees ====
The Crimsonian-Bistonian War caused one of the worst and largest refugee crises in history. Since the beginning of the war and throughout the course of the war, an estimated 2.8 million people fled Bistonia in an attempt to escape the brutality of the Crimsonians which were advancing. A majority of these internally displaced persons and refugees were ordinary citizens, former personnel from the Bistonian Armed Forces who deserted from the frontlines, politicians who escaped the country to get away from the Crimsonian advancing forces, and the young and intellectuals of Bistonia. The regions which were mostly affected by the brain drain and the population declines were Southern Bistonia, with Northern Bistonia being hit harder as a result of millions of people fleeing the country. A majority of these refugees from Bistonia, fled to countries, with most of them concentrated in the Republic of Zedrutia, being the host to almost millions of refugees, whilst others fled to countries such as Mongravia, and in worse cases, the St. Ark Federation, which was at war with Bistonia only a decade ago. As a result of the war, most of these internally displaced persons and refugees, who possess a Bistonian passport, refused to return back to Bistonia, as the consequences of the war were not healing. As of the 2010s, around an estimated 230,000 internally displaced persons were still living in Zedrutia.
Not also did Bistonia suffer from a crisis, but Crimsonia aswell. As a result of the Bistonian invasions of both Wilnotarn and Arshturn, most of the Crimsonian population fled the island of Wilnotarn after Svoge was completely surrounded, 
The regions which were affected by the sudden drop in population was the region of Southern Bistonia, with Northern Bistonia being mostly affected by the decline in population as a result of the war. A majority of these refugees from Bistonia fled to countries such as Mongravia, or the St. Ark Federation. 
==== War damage and destruction of historical sites ====
==== International Criminal Tribunal in Bistonia and Crimsonia ====
==== Gunrunning ====
==== Drug trafficking and rise of crime ====
=== Casualties ===
==== ICTIBAC figures ====
==== Bistonian figures ====
==== Crimsonian figures ====
==== Prisoners of war ====
=== War crimes ===
==== Ethnic cleansing ====
==== Genocide ====
==== Rape ====
==== Concentration camps ====
==== Reconciliation ====
=== Continued conflicts and violent events after the war ===
==== Continued violent war in Bistonian Shingleton and signing of the Shinglederry Agreement (1990 - 1992) ====
==== Islamic insurgency in West Bistonia (1990 - 2006) ====
==== Violent demonstrations in Bistonian Shingleton and eventual overthrow of Ethelbert Landon Morriss (1997) ====
==== Arshturn Conflict (1998 - 2008) ====
==== Civil war in Wilnotarn and eventual independence of the State of Wilnotarn (2006 - 2009) ====
==== Wilnotarn's eventual civil war and Crimsonian intervention, resurgence of political tensions and potential war (2010) ====
=== Humanitarian impact ===
==== Refugee crisis ====
==== Crimes against cultural heritage ====
=== Foreign support ===
=== Reactions ===
==== Bistonia ====
==== Crimsonia ====
==== Zedrutia ====
==== Foreign countries ====
==== Organizations ====
==== Media coverage ====
== Bistonian Shingleton conflict ==
The island of Bistonian Shingleton was a state in the Republic of Bistonia that borders neighbouring New Shingleton, a state in the St. Ark Federation, before the conflict it was also an island for tourism and one of the best places to stay in Bistonia at the time, and before was also occupied by the St. Ark Federation, and has major ties to Nesekme more than Bistonia.
Bistonian Shingleton's popularity and tourism did not last well as in 1987 the Crimsonian-Bistonian War began and turned from paradise to being one of the greatest atrocities to ever begin in the first place, as the island became a battleground for Bistonian and Bistonian rebels, and mass genocide happened within the island, in which the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations responded with occupation and also began fighting against the rebels, and also the mass evacuations of civillians within the island.
After the Mazoji Revolution, civillians in Bistonian Shingleton who were considered tired of the curfew and the so called oppression by the Bistonian army, rose up against Bistonia and joined the Mazoji Revolution, and half of the island was eventually occupied by rebels, who also wished to establish their own independent state, the island was divided between unionist and revolutionaries, wishing one day when their flag would take over the island of Bistonian Shingleton.
The situation in Bistonian Shingleton was devastating as Bistonian troops attempt to crush the Bistonian rebels to the last man, and Bistonian Shingleton was the most devastating front in the Crimsonian-Bistonian War before the North Bistonian Front came to be, and there in September 3rd 1987, the Shingleton Genocide began.
The Shingleton Genocide was commenced by the Bistonian Revolutionaries to exterminate the Unionists and purify the island inch by inch, and take over the island, hundreds of civillians were killed day by day, and bodies piled up in mass graves and the plundering and the scorching of every village and city in the island, and terrorist attacks in the island, the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations began it's occupation of Bistonian Shingleton and to put civillians under protection.
In September 23rd, CUFN troops landed in Bistonian Shingleton and occupied half of Bistonian Shingleton, facing heavy resistance from Bistonian revolutionaries, in which they fought till the last man, and almost half of Bistonian Shingleton was occupied by one or the other, and leaving only the central part governed and occupied by the Bistonian Government, the Bistonian People's Republic and the Shingleton revolutionaries declared war on CUFN, the Bistonian Shingleton Revolutionary War began, and ended up in Shingleton Revolutionary defeat,
By 1988 and the end of the war, Bistonian Shingleton was occupied by the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, and the Free Bistonian Army, but still face heavy resistance and guerilla fighting by the revolutionaries, and they continue fighting until a peace agreement was signed in 1992 with all unionist and revolutionary paramilitary factions coming to peace.
== Commonwealth of United and Free Nations occupation ==
The Crimsonian-Bistonian War turned from a full on war against two nations to a war that has brought starvation, disease, civil unrest between the two nations, as the Crimsonians are on the brink towards genocide due to the civil unrest and the Nesekme majority population in South Bistonia rebelling against the occupation, and Bistonia on the verge of collapse due to the instability of the government and the destruction of the navy, and the army having lack of equipment and suffering huge casualities from both sides and mass plundering of surrounding villages and heavy bombardments on New Vilnius, Kriadavia and Mazoji.
The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations were unprepared for such a massive genocide against the Bistonian population, and the devastating events of Bistonian Shingleton, in December 7th 1987, the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations declared Operation Schon, in which CUFN troops will immediately occupy said areas to protect the safety of the civillian population from genocide, and aid the population.
Operation Schon was commenced in December 10th 1987, in which, the expansion of the Bistonian-Shingleton CUFN Administration began, and the occupation of the Bysstoniya Island, which held the Bysstoniya Military Base, and the Gerat Island to the east of Bistonia, and a safe zone surrounding New Vilnius and the confiscation of the New Vilnius Research Facility, and the New Vilna Radio to announce CUFN troops are fortifying New Vilnius. 
Operation Schon was a successful operation, but the Bistonian government condemned it, saying that any potential genocide is not happening and the Bistonian army has full protection over it's people, and the Crimsonian government aswell condemned it, saying that the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations has gone too soft on the Bistonia conflict.
== New Vilnius Coup ==
==Fall of Mazoji==
Main article: Bistonian People's Republic
Prior to the beginning of Operation Silo, the Free Bistonian Army had seeked revenge after the Bistonian Socialist People's Army launched attacks against their own forces in Central Bistonia, and as a result the Free Bistonian Army cooperated with the Bistonian Armed Forces for the first time since the Kriadavia Mutiny to organize an offensive to invade the region and seize the city of Mazoji from the Bistonian People's Republic, after they managed to secure Mazoji from the BSPA, they would then focus on seizing many of the remaining territories of the BPR in order to advance and capture most of Southwest Bistonia in an attempt to overwhelm Crimsonian troops in the frontlines and then use it as an advantage to push the exhausted Crimsonian army off mainland Bistonia, however despite being considered risky, it was possible, as the near destruction of the Bistonian Socialist People's Army in Operation Schon had left the Bistonian People's Republic completely vulnerable to invasion and their army would completely collapse.
On May 6th 1988, after plans for the offensive were organized, Operation Silo was commenced. The Bistonian Armed Forces was stationed west of the Mazoji region while the Free Bistonian Army was stationed north of the Mazoji region. Clashes then officially began with the Bistonian Socialist People's Army and it had become common, however before the BSPA could potentially defend themselves from the offensive, several BSPA divisions were completely destroyed after a counterattack against the FBA and the BAF had gone wrong, and as a result the Bistonian Armed Forces swept through quickly and captured coastal ports in the Mazoji Region, while the Free Bistonian Army followed aswell, leaving Mazoji completely surrounded by two sides. After Crimsonia was informed of Operation Silo, Crimsonia had condemned the act and provided more weapons and equipment to aid the rebels into rebuilding their army once again, however they had failed as one of their routes used to transport goods to Mazoji had been ambushed and intercepted, and the city of Mazoji was cut off from the outside world, in which the Crimsonian government went into a panic. Afterwards, the Free Bistonian Army arrived near Mazoji, and the Bistonian Armed Forces then followed aswell, officially beginning the siege of Mazoji.
During the beginning of the Fall of Mazoji, the Bistonian Armed Forces then seized several roads and districts near Mazoji, closing the city to civilians and surrounding the city. Bistonian tanks then drove near the city and the Bistonian Socialist People's Army began setting up defensive positions north of the city and began fighting heavily, damaging the city in the process and killing hundreds of people. However, they were outnumbered and they retreated in an attempt to further set up more stronger defensive positions, because of this, the Bistonian Armed Forces then clashed with rebels attempting to capture the roadways leading Mazoji to the rest of South Bistonia, and waited for the arrival of the Free Bistonian Army to aid them into the captue of the city.
As the Free Bistonian Army came to their defense 23 days into the offensive, they then advanced northwest into the city of Mazoji, and more BSPA units flocked to the side of the city to repell them back, initially, plans were for units from the FBA to surround the city and gradually move in so they could force Crimsonian units and volunteers to a cluster in the central pocket of the city and then attack with air and artillery forces, however, this plan was never met, as the Bistonian Armed Forces had more units and the Free Bistonian Army had refused to do so. The next day after the arrival of the Free Bistonian Army, one of their brigades launched an attack on downtown Mazoji and swept through, occupying one of the palaces in a fierce fight against BSPA forces. The Bistonian Armed Forces then attempted to open a new front in Mazoji by crossing a river bridge, however they received heavy shelling from Crimsonian artilley and the bridge to Mazoji was destroyed, and the river crossing was unsuccessful.
The Bistonian Socialist People's Army and Crimsonian troops managed to inflict casualties on the Bistonian Armed Forces from defensive positions but they had suffered severe casualties from air bombardment, within hours of the palace being seized and television coverage of the siege through Bistonia, the Bistonian Armed Forces ordered Crimsonian forces and the Bistonian Socialist People's Army to surrender, or the city would face a full-scale assault, they later on denied, and in the process Bistonian Armed Forces rushed through and swept through the city, with the Free Bistonian Army following them, as a result, on midnight, the flag of the Bistonian People's Republic was lowered on a government building in Mazoji and the flag of Bistonia was raised, ending the full-scale assault. After most of Mazoji fell into the hands of Bistonian troops. On June 3rd 1988, Mazoji was jointly occupied by the Free Bistonian Army and the Bistonian Armed Forces, the following day, the Bistonian Socialist People's Army managed to retreat on June 1988 and continued clashes in west Mazoji along with Crimsonian volunteers, however they were minimal. Much of Mazoji remained unsecured, and fighting continued within the city and its outskirts well into the period of occupation.
Many leaders and commanders from the Bistonian Socialist People's Army either defected, fled or conceded to the Bistonian Armed Forces and the Free Bistonian Army, some of the commanders were executed immediately after being detained, and some political members from the Bistonian People's Republic were also executed in a brutal way. Due to fear of snipers, the Free Bistonian Army bombarded most of Mazoji, leaving the city in ruins, much to the disappointment of the Bistonian Armed Forces. Propevich and his colleagues fled the city and disappeared, attempting to escape to Bistonian Shingleton, however they were captured by Bistonian forces after weeks and they were immediately executed by Bistonian troops.
== South Bistonia Offensive ==
Main article: Free Bistonian Army
After the city of Mazoji was seized and under joint control by both the Bistonian Armed Forces and the Free Bistonian Army, most of South Bistonia was recaptured after the Bistonian People's Republic collapsed, and several military districts were set up by the Bistonian Armed Forces and placed under strict martial law, including the city of Mazoji. The military districts aimed to rebuild and stabilize several areas in South Bistonia. After the region was recaptured by Bistonia, it left the West Bistonian Socialist Republic vulnerable to a invasion from the south, and the Free Bistonian Army decided to push things further by planning an offensive which was deemed risky, and in which it would be called the South Bistonian offensive, after the Bistonian Armed Forces were informed about the planned offensive, it was opposed by generals and officers, and they had made a decision not to intervene, since it was deemed risky and they had recently eliminated the Bistonian Socialist People's Army, leaving the Free Bistonian Army doing most of the work themselves
The South Bistonian Offensive was planned to push Crimsonian troops from the southern regions in West Bistonia, while they were focusing on planning to capture New Vilnius and while most units were stationed at the border towards Northern Bistonia, and in March 13th 1989, the South Bistonian Offensive began. Units from the Free Bistonian Army began rushing towards the West Bistonian border and seized it without fierce resistance, and captured several border towns, as a result, the Free Bistonian Army advanced deep into enemy territory. As Crimsonia was informed of attacks from the border, they then deployed more units to the border, resulting in heavy resistance and push them back, however before they could potentially recapture their territories, the Free Bistonian Army had completely secured their control over their territories, and it would result in a decisive victory by the Free Bistonian Army and a heavy loss to the Crimsonian and West Bistonian army.
In the aftermath of the South Bistonian Offensive, the Free Bistonian Army began burning down villages, and killing most of the Crimsonian population in West Bistonia, and burning down religious monuments, it would become one of the main contributing factors which forced the Crimsonian People's Liberation Army to rush the Vilnius Offensive into the capital city of Bistonia, and inflict more genocide against Bistonians and attempt to nearly destroy the Free Bistonian Army.
== Vilnius Offensive ==
Prior to the South Bistonian Offensive, the Crimsonian army had planned an offensive which was deemed too risky, after the collapse of the Bistonian People's Republic. And in preparation for the offensive they deployed most of their troops to the West Bistonian border on the north, and units were in the process of preparing for the offensive, however, before they could be prepared for the offensive, it was abruptly stopped by the South Bistonian Offensive, which was started by the Free Bistonian Army, some unequipped units were sent to the frontline of the offensive, and they were destroyed in the process. This resulted in the Crimsonian army being forced to rush their offensive as a last drastic attempt to win the war, as the situation was exhausting. The Vilnius Offensive left complete destruction in its way, and made Northern Bistonia one of the dangerous regions during the war.
On May 8th 1989, the Vilnius Offensive began, and underequipped Crimsonian troops with all of its manpower crossed the border into North Bistonia, however, when they were on their way to advance to the capital, thousands of Crimsonian troops died on the way either due to starvation, and resistance from Bistonian civilians and troops began hampering their efforts. As a result, Crimsonian troops began their terror, and a mass genocide began. They proceeded to burn down several villages or round up most of the locals and shot them, including children. They were buried in unidentified mass graves and most of their personal belongings were looted. Crimsonian troops then arrived to FBA-controlled territory, and heavy clashes ensued, in which FBA units were outnumbered, and they were destroyed in the process.
As the military command in Kriadavia were informed of the attack, they began their rush and immediately deployed more FBA units to the frontlines, in which most were destroyed. The remaining divisions were forced to move to the fields near Pezra, where they were outnumbered and resulted in a decisive victory by Crimsonian troops. Crimsonian troops then proceeded to destroy more units until over 500,000 FBA troops were killed, and swept through most of their territory, leaving Kriadavia and its surroundings still remaining under FBA control, they attempted to fight back against Crimsonian troops, but they still continued to be outnumbered. Most of their equipment was destroyed, and the Free Bistonian Army was completely weakened, allowing Crimsonian troops to advance to the city of New Vilnius on June 12th 1989. Prisoners of war from the Free Bistonian Army were immediately shot, and casualties mounted to over nearly a million. Over 800,000 FBA troops remained.
After the Crimsonian army reached the city of New Vilnius and broke through the CUFN zone surrounding the city, they were immediately destroyed on their way to seize the capital by the Free Bistonian Army, as they had been exhausted on the way to the city and only a hundred thousand remained alive. CUFN peacekeepers also fought to defend the city, which resulted in Crimsonian troops retreating back to West Bistonia, as they were retreating, they were then counter attacked by remaining units from the Free Bistonian Army, and only 10,000 troops were left running back to West Bistonia. The Free Bistonian Army then began recapturing many of their territories which had been captured, and during their process over 600 villages within their territories were found burned to the ground, with most of their inhabitants shot and buried in the unidentified mass graves. Landmines also infested their controlled territories, which resulted in over 2,000 landmine incidents.
In the aftermath of the Vilnius Offensive, the Free Bistonian Army was a shell of its former self, although it had recaptured many of its territories and rebuilt their army, it had reached nowhere to their prior levels. Over a million personnel within the Free Bistonian Army died, and the Free Bistonian Army lost its status as a strong and brutal army, Although they had huge losses, the Free Bistonian Army in several areas were not affected by the offensive, nor they were destroyed by Crimsonian forces, and these units would eventually intervene in Bistonian Shingleton.
Heavy fighting began and due to the low morale and the instability of the troops, the Crimsonian army on the way to New Vilnius were completely weakened, and in June 12th 1989, they reached the gates of New Vilnius.
Fighting began with the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, but due to the weakness of the Crimsonian army, it was reduced to small pockets and were forced to retreat.
The Vilnius Offensive gave the reputation of the Northern Bistonian frontline a bad and devastating region of the frontline as troops were exhausted to the bone fighting against eachother, and the genocides gained national attention as mass graves were found.
In summary, this was a heavy defeat for the People's Republic of Crimsonia, and the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations noticed the genocides on the way, and Crimsonia received heavy condemnation.
== Liberation of Bistonia ==
After the failed attempt of the Vilnius Offensive, Crimsonian troops were too weakened and poorly equipped, as they work around the clock to defend West Bistonia against the Free Bistonian Army and the Bistonian Armed Forces, massive retreats caused the army to fall back further, which exposed genocide to the public world, and the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations recognized it as genocide, and heavy fighting nearly destroyed the army and in the first time since 2 years, Bistonian troops finally marched into the coasts of West Bistonia, which marked as a major victory and will be soon to end the war.
Finally, in 1989, Crimsonian troops retreated from Bistonia, leaving West Bistonia behind to fight on their own, massive celebrations in New Vilnius and Kriadavia occured, in which the war is close to ending, but the Free Bistonian Army and the Bistonian Armed Forces announced that there is more to come, as the invasion of Wilnotarn has a high chance of occuring.
== Fall of West Bistonia ==
In the aftermath of the Vilnius Offensive, Crimsonian troops withdrew completely from mainland Bistonia, creating a devastating blow to the West Bistonian Socialist Republic. Over the weeks they gradually lost territory and West Bistonian troops were left to fight on their own once support for them had been stopped, they were also facing constant defeats from the Free Bistonian Army and due to the unstable government, massive demonstrations broke out which supported the West Bistonian Islamic Front. As a result, the West Bistonian Islamic Front advanced to the capital and overthrew the government, establishing the West Bistonian Islamic Republic, however it was too late, as they only controlled a small chunk of territory as Bistonian troops began pushing from both sides. The West Bistonian Islamic Front then began fighting against the Free Bistonian Army in a drastic attempt, however they were distracted and the Bistonian Armed Forces captured the capital, marking the end of West Bistonia.
== Invasion of Wilnotarn ==
By September 1989, Crimsonia was nearly pushed out of Bistonia, as they had exhausted their troops to the point they had been weakened to take back the territories, and after the Vilnius Offensive had ended up in complete failure, Crimsonian troops withdrew from mainland Bistonia out of fear and as a result the West Bistonian Socialist Republic was left to deal with the war against Bistonia, and as a result the state collapsed, which resulted in the West Bistonian Islamic Front to take over the remaining territories. Crimsonia had completely withdrew from mainland Bistonia including Wilnotarn and Arshturn and the Crimsonian administration announced and guaranteed that the fight will continue to assert their dominance over the Bistonian Sea again and not lose hope after the partial liberation of Bistonia.
Later on, the Free Bistonian Army along with the Bistonian Armed Forces planned a full scale invasion of Wilnotarn and Arshturn in an attempt to force Crimsonia into surrounding, and potentially annex and incorporate Wilnotarn before the democratic government would be established. while others retaliated and considered it risky, some had took the chance in the invasion. In December 19th 1989 in the morning, the Bistonian Armed Forces began their bombardment campaigns across the coast, 20 minutes after the bombardment at 9:30, ground forces landed off the coasts of Wilnotarn, capturing many of the coastal cities without fierce resistance by Crimsonian troops, the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations had condemned the invasion, but because of certain reasons, they had left Bistonia to invade the province.
As the Crimsonian-Bistonian War stretched into 1990, Crimsonian troops were desperate, it had attempt to hold back and resist against the invading Bistonian troops with the assistance of local forces left behind in the occupied territories, but they had been crushed. As Bistonian troops were making advancements into the island, Lithuanian locals in Wilnotarn began cheering on the streets as Bistonia invaded the rest of the territories. By January 3rd 1990, most of Southern Wilnotarn came under Bistonian control as curfew was placed including several checkpoints to avoid any potential bomb attacks. Government forces and communist monuments in the occupied territories were destroyed by Bistonian troops and Lithuanian locals. Several vital highways leading to Kraibrezhen were captured, and in Northern Wilnotarn the situation had turned desperate, as civillians attempted to flee the island.
After Southern Wilnotarn fell to the Bistonian Armed Forces, Bistonian ships then arrived south of the city of Ribolov and then bombarded the city for hours, killing thousands of people in the process. Then, waves of Bistonian troops were transported to the coasts of East Arshturn, and the following day Bistonian ground forces began the invasion. Along with the situation in Wilnotarn, Crimsonian troops were desperate and lacked resources in order to defend the territories from ground invasion, Arshturn became one of the bloodiest frontlines during the invasion as the city of Ribolov was constantly bombarded. Lithuanian civillians also then took up arms and revolted against the Crimsonian government for the final time, and in April 1990, after the capture of the city of Kraibrezhen, Bistonian troops rolled in with tanks into the city of Ribolov, after weeks of heavy clashes against exhausted Crimsonian troops. After Bistonian troops rolled into Eastern Ribolov, the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations then responded to the situation after giving Bistonia several warnings for the invasion of Wilnotarn, peacekeeper forces then moved into the city of Ribolov, where they received scrutiny and fierce resistance by civillians, after hours of clashes with both Bistonian and Crimsonian troops, the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations managed to force Bistonia and Crimsonia into signing a peace agreement, despite an agreement being signed by Crimsonia weeks prior. They then accepted it and a treaty was being set up.
In April 1990, after several clashes against Crimsonian troops, Bistonian troops entered the city of Kraibrezhen with fierce resistance, and in the afternoon hours, Bistonian troops arrived to government offices and many Crimsonian officials had attempted to leave the city, but they were struck by rockets and gunfire. Tanks moved into government facilities where Crimsonian flags were then taken off and a Bistonian flag was placed. Afterwards the city of Kraibrezhen had been finally secured, marking the end of the invasion of Wilnotarn, later on the People's Republic of Crimsonia surrendered to the Republic of Bistonia, marking the end of the war.
In May 1990, a month after the fall of Kraibrezhen and the capitulation of Crimsonia, Crimsonian officials returned to Kraibrezhen to sign the Treaty of Kraibrezhen, which resulted in the official dissolution of the Crimsonian-Bistonian Autonomous Republic. The treaty of Kraibrezhen was to be in effect in May 5th 1991. It also forced Crimsonia to recognize the annexation of Wilnotarn.
After the intervention by the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, clashes between Bistonian and Crimsonian troops were rampant, and ceasefires were often violated nearly every single week, with thousands more dead in the conflict. Then, later on, the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations then came up with the Treaty of Telvinra, and forced Crimsonia to sign it.
== Treaty of Kraibrezhen ==
In May 1990, Bistonian officials and Crimsonian officials signed the Treaty of Kraibrezhen, which is meant to end the war in Bistonia and cede several territories, the treaty can be described fully here.
Treaty of Kraibrezhen
ARTICLE 1
Immediate ending of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War and immediate withdrawal of all Crimsonian presence in the region.
ARTICLE 2
Crimsonia shall recognize the annexation of the province of Wilnotarn
ARTICLE 3
Crimsonia shall pay reparations to the Bistonian Government
ARTICLE 4
Crimsonia will recognize the partial occupation of East Arshturn
ARTICLE 5
Immediate dissolvation of the West Bistonian Socialist Republic
ARTICLE 6
Crimsonia will not have any presence in the Bistonian Sea
ARTICLE 7
Crimsonia will reduce its military personnel to 540,000
ARTICLE 8
Demilitarization in Arshturn and surrounding overseas provinces
ARTICLE 9
Crimsonia's navy will be limited to 6 ships.
== Treaty of Telvinra ==
The Treaty of Telvinra was created as an agreement and it was signed by the Crimsonian government along with the Treaty of Kraibrezhen. CUFN officials arrived to the city of Telvinra to help Crimsonian officials to sign the agreement, and the following day it was ratified. The Treaty of Telvinra's terms were that Crimsonia was forced to establish an autonomous state and a no-fly zone was established. The Treaty of Telvinra also included the independence of both Wilnotarn and Arshturn, however after receiving scrutiny from the Bistonian government, the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations then decided to exclude the term from the Treaty of Telvinra and the article section was rewritten. It was rewritten to include that the Crimsonian government would be forced to recognize the partial annexation of East Arshturn into the Republic of Bistonia and a Commonwealth of United and Free Nations buffer zone was established in order to bring stability to the borders. It then came into effect on May 1990.
In May 1990, the Treaty of Telvinra came into effect, immediately incorporating the occupied territory of East Arshturn into the Republic of Bistonia without the consent of the population or without votes, this then became a controversy and it would then be known as an illegal occupation of the island. It divided the island into two and the city of Ribolov into two parts, East and West Ribolov. A Commonwealth of United and Free Nations bufferzone was established, however it took longer than anticipated and by the time they had set up the bufferzone, over a dozen soldiers had died due to clashes. People living in the bufferzone were then expelled including residents in Ribolov where the line had divided the city into two. Days after the effect came into place, the Republic of Bistonia established the Territory of Arshturn, also known as East Arshturn. This event had changed the course of history and thousands of lives in Arshturn, as life had become unbearable. A border wall was then constructed by the CUFN which then effectively made people uncapable of crossing the bufferzone and the border.
== Announcement of the end of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War ==
On May 1990, the interim President of Bistonia in New Vilnius gave a speech announcing the end of the 3 year devastating conflict and the end of all major combat operations in the war, the speech was criticized by opponents. The speech was considered premature and itself noted: "We have difficult work to do in Wilnotarn. We are bringing order to parts of that country that remain dangerous." Post-invasion Wilnotarn was marked by a long and violent conflict between Bistonian and Crimsonian insurgents within the island.
== Aftermath ==
After the Crimsonian-Bistonian war, the Republic of Bistonia was reestablished and the Free Bistonian Army was absorbed into the Bistonian Armed Forces, and Wilnotarn was annexed including Eastern Arshturn, and the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations withdrew from Bistonia except Bistonian Shingleton after the stabilization of the republic in 1992, Bistonia's economy nearly collapsed and poverty rates were higher, several presidents attempted to improve the conditions of the country until everything was stabilized in 1999, nearly 9 years after the war.
In 2004, the Bistonian Shingleton agreement was signed between the unionists and the revolutionary remnants, and the withdrawal of Bistonian Shingleton was commenced, and peace was finally established.
In 2006, the Wilnotarn Civil War occured, due to a series of unrest demanding full independence from both Bulgarian presence and Bistonian presence, in which Wilnotarn won it's independence, but is considered a failed state due to the rampant civil wars.
The Crimsonian-Bistonian War was never forgotten and was the most devastating war, as millions die from genocide, the damage was already done to the country, and because of the war, nothing has changed for the better.
== Death toll ==
An estimated 1,300,000 civillians were killed in the war, only 900,000 were confirmed dead as a result of the Vilnius Offensive and the Shingleton Genocide, and 400,000 Crimsonian troops were estimated dead or missing, while an estimated 800,000 Bistonian troops were killed or missing in the war.
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