Crimsonian-Bistonian War

About
The Crimsonian-Bistonian War was a war between the People's Republic of Crimsonia and the Republic of Bistonia which began in 16th July 1987 and ended in 23rd August 1990 by the Treaty of Kraibrezhen, the war lasted 3 years and ended in an estimated 1 million dead and the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations recognizing the mass genocide that occured, it is also mentioned in the mapping lore and New Shingleton.

The justifications of war by the People's Republic of Crimsonia was to dominate the Bistonian Sea and establish a puppet state in Bistonia and support communist insurgencys in establishing the Bistonian People's Republic, and also ended the Republic of Bistonia in a coup d'etat.

Prelude to the Crimsonian-Bistonian War
The Bistonian Conflict in 1957 and the independence of Bistonia in 1960 was a blow to the Crimsonian state as they lost many territory and the Crimsonian economy nearly ceased to exist after the economic crash in Crimsonia in the 1970s due to sanctions while the Bistonian economy was booming, and Crimsonia tightening their grip on the Telvinra Sea and declaring war on Greece in 1979.

With Crimsonia's election in 1985 to elect a new leader, Crimsonia moved towards a more aggressive policy toward Bistonia, with so called "accomplishments" to liberate Bistonia by supporting the communist insurgency in the country, despite the new administration's stated interest into invading Bistonia, little formal movement towards an invasion occured.

The interest into invading Bistonia resurrected after a naval conflict with the Crimsonian Navy and the Bistonian Navy in the Bistonian Sea, with hundreds dead, Crimsonia's leader threatened Bistonia with war for the incident, the naval conflict worried the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations, and responded with a proposal for the Bistonian Sea to be an international zone despite criticism from the public in which both nations declined.

Preparation
After the naval conflict with the Crimsonian Navy and the Bistonian Navy, sightings of the battleship Dustreun were spotted on the coasts of Bistonian Shingleton, and was mentioned in New Vilna Radio and Mazoji Radio, this brought panic to the world and demonstrations in Crimsonian embassies were rampant, the president of Crimsonia denied any sightings of Dustreun's presence in Bistonian Shingleton, saying they were lies by the media, even with proof they denied.

Bistonia's army and navy were alerted of the presence, and immediately prepared to defend against Crimsonian troops, CUFN heavily monitored on Crimsonian military bases and will intervene and act once Crimsonian troops landed.

The People's Crimsonian Liberation Army prepared and built up their presence in the Bistonian Sea, and also funding communist insurgency groups in Bistonia, and also several bombardments of several government offices in New Vilnius.

Attempts to Avoid War with Crimsonia
The Republic of Bistonia did everything and attempted to avoid war with Crimsonia, attempting to respond to the demands of Crimsonia but failed due to the condemnation of the public, responding that peaceful demonstrations will avoid a devastating war, but the response was too late as Crimsonia was now mobilizing.

The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations also attempted to negotiate with Crimsonia to stop the preparations for war, but failed as Crimsonia never responded to the proposal of a negotiation between Crimsonia and Bistonia.

Goals of War
Crimsonia's goals of the war against Bistonia and their achievements were to liberate Bistonia from western influence and to establish a buffer state called the West Bistonian Socialist Republic situated in the West, annex parts of Western Bistonia, and assert their dominance on the Bistonian Sea, and to establish the Bistonian People's Republic,

Crimsonia's goals in the Crimsonian-Bistonian War were not achieved, as the Bistonian People's Republic was crushed by the Free Bistonian Army after the Battle of Mazoji in 1988, and the remnants of the BPR were incorporated into West Bistonia, and the buffer state, West Bistonian Socialist Republic was dissolved in 1989 and an islamic republic was established, which was dismantled and incorporated into Bistonia, and their dominance on the Bistonian Sea failed and collapsed.

Bistonia's goals of the war against Crimsonia were to completely defend the island of Bistonia till Crimsonia's last men, and then invade the island of Wilnotarn and incorporate it into the republic, and support the independence of Trebvinka, and the establishment of a democratic state in Crimsonia, and occupy East Arshturn along with the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations.

Bistonia's goals in the Crimsonian-Bistonian War were achieved, but they did not completely defend the island of Bistonia from invasion, and the island of Wilnotarn was occupied and annexed in the Treaty of Kraibrezhen, and the independence of Trebvinka was accomplished when they broke away from Crimsonia in 1994, the establishment of a democratic state in Crimsonia was also accomplished, as the State of Bulgaria was established, and East Arshturn was occupied. The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations also had a goal in the ongoing war, in which both Bistonia and Crimsonia will sign a treaty which allows the Bistonian Sea to be an international zone and rid of all influence, and also support the independence of Trebvinka and freedom of speech within Crimsonia, and Wilnotarn and Arshturn would be a demilitarized zone and will be under CUFN control until Wilnotarn achieves independence.

The Commonwealth of United and Free Nations goals in the war were not achieved, but Bistonia and Crimsonia signed a treaty, but did not mention the transition of the Bistonian Sea to an international zone and the rid of all influence, and Trebvinka was also accomplished but freedom of speech within Crimsonia was achieved but did not allow any slight criticism of the government and press censorship was still ongoing, Wilnotarn was instead annexed into Bistonia instead of being a demilitarized zone and Arshturn was divided by Bistonia and only a strip of land was occupied by CUFN.

Defending Force
The number of army personnel in the Bistonian military before the war was uncertain but it was believed to be poorly equipped due to budget cuts, the Bistonian military was estimated to be atleast 948,000 troops.

The Bistonian Armed Forces have around 375,000 personnel, and the Bistonian Navy around 2,000 and the Bistonian Air Force had around 20,000 and Air Defense is 17,000,

There were also an estimated 13 infantry divisions, 10 mechanized and armored divisions, The Bistonian Air Force and the Navy played a negligible role in the conflict.

During the invasion, foreign volunteers traveled to Bistonia from both parts of the country and took part in the fighting, usually commanded by the Free Bistonian Army. It is not known for certain how many foreign fighters fought in Bistonia in 1987, however, reports estimated that 20% of all Bistonian combatants in Southern Bistonia were foreigners.

In addition, the West Bistonian Islamist militant group West Bistonian Islamic Army controlled a large section of West Bistonia in an area outside of Crimsonia and the WBSR's control. WBI had been fighting against the so called secular Crimsonian forces since 1988. At the time of the invasion they fielded about 1000 to 2000 fighters.

Invasion
The Invasion of Bistonia began in 16th July 1987, what was an ordinary day became an all out disaster for Bistonian civillians and the military, as the Crimsonian Navy and the Bistonian Navy heavily fought in the Bistonian Sea, West Bistonia was heavily bombarded by the Crimsonian Air Force and all of Bistonia announced an attack on Bistonian soil, and demand it's civillians to stay indoors.

The Bistonian Navy was nearly destroyed in a clash with the Crimsonian Navy, as 2 battleships were sunk and forced the Bistonian Navy to immediately withdraw and defend Bistonia from any attack, however due to the weakened state of the navy, Crimsonian troops landed in 6:35 PM in West Bistonia, and the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations condemned the attack, but was unable to contain the advancement of the mighty Crimsonian army.

In 8:30 PM, the Crimsonian army managed to capture the coasts of West Bistonia, while Bistonian troops attempt to push out the Crimsonian army to the coast, however due to the lack of equipment and poorly equipped army, the Crimsonian army pushed them from the south west, and major roads were captured and power lines were cut, which deprived civillians of power and water.

At 9:53 PM, the Crimsonian army surrounded the capital of West Bistonia, as demonstrations broke out due to the lack of any evacuation from the city, Bistonian troops surrounded into the capital fought to the last man, and the capital of West Bistonia was captured.

In August 21st, the West Bistonian Socialist Republic was established as a buffer state between Bistonia and Crimsonia, it was to also join the People's Republic of Crimsonia.

Mazoji Revolution
"Main article: Bistonian People's Republic"After the fall of West Bistonia to the People's Republic of Crimsonia, the Bistonian Armed Forces, exhausted and devastated after their loss, went to the city of Mazoji to establish a stronghold in the city in order to hold off against the advancing Crimsonian forces. As Bistonian soldiers patrolled the city, many of the inhabitants of the city saw the effects of the Crimsonian-Bistonian War, as Bistonian troops had seemed to be retreating, however as Bistonian forces moved to the city of Mazoji, they heavily fortified the city along with heavily imposed curfews starting from 6 PM much to the dismay of the inhabitants living there. Then, thousands of civilians in Mazoji violated the curfew, and began a demonstration against the curfew and the foritication of the city, claiming that it was a coup d'etat. As thousands began joining in the protests, it escalated into riots and as a result Bistonian troops responded with violence, shooting over 2,000 civilians in the process.After 2,000 civilians were violently gunned down by Bistonian troops, a memorial was held, but protests still continued against the fortification of the city even after the violent massacre which had occurred. The following day, rebels from the Bistonian Socialist People's Army began their long march to the capital of Mazoji, and dug out a tunnel leading underground the city, entering the city. Propevich and many commanders then gathered infront of the crowd, tinging demonstrators with communist ideals such as the beginning of a revolution against an authoritarian government, claiming that Crimsonia began the war in an attempt to liberate the people, and that the demonstrators should act immediately before they would be crushed. This would eventually mark the beginning of the Mazoji Revolution, as Propevich and many commanders within the BSPA coordinated mob attacks against government buildings and news networks across the city, and stormed the military headquarters the following day, resulting in the city cutting communication from the rest of Bistonia.

The next day, angry mobs which were coordinated by Propevich began raids across several police stations located in Mazoji, which had been abandoned as soon as they arrived, as police officers had fled the city through the underground tunnels to avoid persecution, however they had one setback which had put the city into grave danger, they had left weapons, ammunition and many other things which were useful, and as a result angry mobs were armed with weapons from several police stations. The Mazoji Revolution then began the following day, and hundreds of Bistonian troops defected to the side of the rebels much to the dissapointment of the Bistonian Armed Forces. Several buildings were torched to the ground and political opponents and dissidents were either killed or went missing, and Propevich then directed his attacks against prisons which resulted in hundreds of prisoners being released. They also attacked the headquarters of Mazoji FM, since they were accused of spreading propaganda.

However, during all the chaos, the Bistonian Armed Forces attempted to counter against the rebels trying to take the city, using their remaining forces and defenses to attempt to crush the rebellion, however, they were overwhelmed and the demonstrations were massive, and as a result, it was difficult for Bistonian troops to crush the rebellion, and in the process they were forced to retreat from the city, in which the rebels had completely seized the city and destroyed the fortifications. Eventually, the Mazoji Revolution was a successful revolution, and after the revolution, Bistonian forces were forced to abandon the city and the Mazoji region, allowing for rebels to further expand their controlled territories.

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
The Crimsonian-Bistonian War has reached into 1988, as Bistonia faces starvation, famine, and disease, and civil unrest by the population, and the corrupt government in charge of Bistonia has ignored the devastating problems of the war, saying the Bistonian army is there to protect the people, with the Bistonian army being on the verge of collapse and their presence is largely non existant near the villages of the frontlines, and weakened by the constant terrorist attacks and the constant might of the Crimsonian army, in February 3rd 1988, riots in several major cities occured, such as in Kriadavia people rioted against the government neglecting the population's safety, in New Vilnius things were getting worse instead of getting better, as streets were nearly empty along with stores and goods, and the bombardment by the Crimsonian Air Force.

The Bistonian Armed Forces took advantage of the situation and the unrest, and in February 13th, after 10 days of protests in the city, tanks rolled into New Vilnius, and several military vehicles and military personnel marched into the streets of New Vilnius, and the president was detained, and a curfew was declared, and the military promises elections once the war ends.

The Republic of Bistonia was dissolved and in the way the Provisional Government of Bistonia was established by the military, however, the Bistonian Armed Forces were divided between who supported the coup and who condemned the coup, the Commonwealth of United and Free Nations condemned the coup d'etat while Crimsonia responds that the war is coming to an end.

Because of the massive unrest within the army, felt betrayed by it's military overthrowing the president and dissolving the Republic of Bistonia, the Kriadavia Mutiny occured, in which officers founded the Free Bistonian Army.

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.