1st Union War

The First Union War was a conflict between the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic rumpstate and the Komi Republic in 2039, following the events of the 2nd Russian Revolution and the Russian Apocalypse. It began shortly after the end of the First Ural War.

1st Union War
Timeline: 2039
Location Arkhangelsk Oblast Territorial changes -RSFSR annexes territory up to the small villages of Sogra and Verkhnyaya Toima, but not Lambas inbetween them.
Belligerents
Russian SFSR	Komi Republic
	Udmurtia (Support)

Background

In 2035, following the nukes, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic faced an onslaught from the Republic of Russia and the crumbling Russian Federation, during the Second Russian Revolution. He was only kept alive thanks to the Union of Russia seeking to keep him as a buffer against the Republic of Russia in the northeast. Now reduced to a pathetic rumpstate, armed only with an army of 100 000 and a dream of reunifying the Soviet Union, the Russian SFSR hoped to expand in any way possible in order to gain back his lost power.

War

Initial Push

On the 10th of May, 2039, RSFSR began his invasion. As soon as the war was declared, the Russian SFSR began marching north, quickly capturing the villages of Sogra, Lambas and Verkhnyaya Toima as well as heading for Bereznik.

Counter-Offensive

After two weeks the Komi Republic had mobilized his army and began a counter-offensive in the north, quickly taking back Sogra. Following this the Red Army sent reinforcements from the west, managing to take back the small village over the course of June. As these reinforcements were sent however, Komi was able to focus his counter-offensives in the now underdefended west and would eventually be able to recapture Lambas before the war would grind to a stalemate by early August.

September Truce

In September, Udmurtia demanded a peace treaty to be mediated, threatening to call in the Republic of Russia if refused, to which the RSFSR agreed, considering he wasn't managing to make any gains anyway. In accordance with the truce, the new borders would be drawn along the current stalemated frontline.

Lacking Development

Importance of Villages

None of the small villages that was fought over had any sizable populations, the largest of them being Verkhnyaya Toima at only 6 000 people. The real value of these small villages was rather their supply, due to the lacking infrastructure of the region. The RSFSR would later develop these small villages considerably as their homeless solidiers would move in. Over half of the population would however stay in Kotlas.

Lack of Communications

Part of the reason for the war, other than the Russian SFSR's hunger for expansion, could be contributed to the lack of communications between Komi and the RSFSR, even during peace negotiations, where Udmurtia would have to be negotiating on the behalf of Komi. This lack of direct contact largely stemed from the Komi Republic being shy, Russia being paranoid and the lacking infrastructure of both countries.

Follow Up

With tension between the two countries not fully settling and with the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic still very small and discontent, a 2nd Union War would eventually flare up in 2075.