Ukrainian Reich

Flag of the Ukrainian Reich

The **Ukrainian Reich** is the **Reich** or **Nazis** / **Fascists** is an Ultranationalist Neo-Nazi faction located in the south-east of Ukraine and listed in The Dark Future: Stories from the East. It is a post-war faction that controls 4 fallout shelters and has over 2 strongholds and is currently at war with the Donetsk People’s Republic. One of the antagonist factions in The Dark Future trilogy.

## History

In the pre-war times, the Reich was made up of far-right Ukrainian Nationalists who protested against the Russians occupying Ukraine, launching demonstrations throughout the country during World War III. They protested against Russian military rule, but usually brutally acted against protesters, beating or arresting many of them, but usually shooting them. They then start armed resistance and successfully occupied their shelters and also collected radiation protection equipment that was useful when the bombs fell in 2050.

### Post-war

After the bombs fell, the hardliners of the Svoboda Party and the Right Sector occupied 4 fallout shelters and 2 strongholds. On their new found land, the Fascists proclaimed the creation of the Ukrainian Reich and soon defended their new faction with their militants. They began to expand, taking in nearby stations, and when the Reich seemed unstoppable suddenly, Ukrainian Communist militants began to attack them from Kiev. The Reich stopped its expansion and mobilized its units to the north against the growing Communist offensive in Kiev from the north. Since then, the Reich’s main target has been Kiev, as many of the Nazis occupied the capital, but were stopped by snipers from both the Communists and the Ukrainian Republic.

## Structure

### Government

The Ukrainian Reich is a far-right fascist faction ruled by the Fuhrer. Its capital is in the former Kirovohradiska province. The Reich was under strict Ultranationalist Nazi rule and began to persecute those who were "impure" and anyone who did not conform to the Reich's human ideas. The Nazis are extremely authoritarian and take strict measures to keep their citizens in check.

### Ideology

The Reich is a Neo-Nazi faction that World War II is based on Nazi Germany. Slavic supremacy is brought to the fore, which glorifies the Ukrainian race. As a result, Ukrainian officials and military officers are given high status, and anyone who is not of Ukrainian descent is considered inferior and expelled from the country or taken to concentration camps set up from pre-war underground military prisons used by the Russians.

### Society

The Reich itself consists of 4 main branches: the government, the Nazis, the military, and civilians. The government is the supreme governing body, they get the most protection, but it focuses mainly on the Fuhrer and his supreme administration. Then there are the Nazis who include both government and military officials. And the civilians are ordinary, peaceful people who live in areas controlled by the Reich. They usually live in poverty as the military is closest to the middle class who protect the Reich from other factions. Nonetheless, due to the deportation of non-Ukrainians, they live in comfortable living conditions.

## Military

The Reich has a sophisticated and strong military and is one of the best in post-Nuclear War Europe. The Reich soldiers are well trained and excellently equipped to deal with threats, generally armed with advanced weapons, from pre-war AK47's and M4A1 carbines to post-war high quality rifles. The Nazi army is the best military structure, concentrated at all 4 stations. Shocktroopers are the most effective in battle and the Nazi military is combat ready in defence.

Despite the superior army, many flaws can be exploited. The Nazi Shocktroopers are small in numbers and suffer heavy casualties from routine operations in dangerous areas against other surface factions, as half of their resources are concentrated in Kiev. The Nazis tend to go in larger groups, often using armour to reduce the damage by half, and spend most of their time fighting mutants rather than the Red Army and Donbass Militia. The Reich has a strong and powerful army but many of their deployments have failed due to mutants and fighting on many fronts against other factions, which has spread their resources thin. Despite this, the Nazis are still able to muster a large fighting force.

## Gallery

Nazi soldiers defending the base entranceReich TrooperReich Heavy Trooper