Vojiskiy War

The Vojiskiy War (: Войский Война, : Війська Війський, : Войская вайна, : Vojiskiy rata, : Vojiskis karas, : Vojiskis karš), also referred to as the Second Yarovan Civil War (: Вторая яровская гражданская война), was a fought in the former Vojiskiy Empire between imperial and republican forces, with various ethnic separatist movements fighting on each side. The two largest forces in the conflict were of the Vojiskiy Imperial Army, formed mainly of rural farmers and monarchists loyal to the reigning Tsar Fridrik III, and the Republican Front, primarily comprised of industrial workers and soldiers returning from the Grand Campaigns. Towards the end of the war, there were occurrences where certain factions were fighting both sides, such as the Legija Death Corps and the Kartvelian National Army. The majority of the fighting took place in the south-western, north-western, and north-eastern fringes of the Vojiskiy Empire, where the republicans garnered sizeable support from separatists desiring independence. tactics were the most common form of combat until an organised fighting force could be assembled in late-1922 by the republican forces. After the capital was taken by republican forces, most imperial forces became concentrated in eastern Yarova Proper where they garnered the support of the navy, rural farmers, and. The majority of imperial forces surrendered on 28 January 1926, just 15 days after the fall of the Imperial Palace. However, imperial loyalists would continue to fight in Yarova Proper up until 17 November 1926, when the fortified city of Pervouborg in Yadryshkina was finally seized by republicans. Kholak volunteers would continue clashing with Vojiskiy loyalists in the north until the spring of the following year. The remnants of the Vojiskiy Imperial Navy would  rule over Tolima until 1931, and the Legija Death Corps would fight with isolated imperial loyalists in southern Yarova and the United Provinces of Rovsnoska and Zaporizhia until 1929.

Background
Signs of the sprawling Vojiskiy Empire's decay had been showing since the early 20th century, with the most significant of these being the defeat of the Imperial Army at the hands of rebels in Lestykhol's War of Independence in 1920. Whilst engaging in war with the Kholaks, the Vojiskiy Empire decreased its manpower considerably upon its entry into the Grand Campaigns on the side of Vallis. The challenging nature of both respective conflicts exerted tremendous strain on the empire's resources, causing their personnel to be highly under-equipped which proved a severe blow to morale. Unsurprisingly, the empire plummeted into a financial crisis and, in 1921, a famine had begun to spread like wildfire, claiming the lives of over 70,000 people in a mere timeframe of six months. The acute shortages of food supplies also impacted soldiers on the frontlines in Western Artemia and only resulted in increased taxation on the empire's crippled working class. The ever-widening wealth gaps in Yarovan society, along with the mounting death toll at home and abroad, gave the republican cause unprecedented traction. By mid-1921, republican and separatist movements had started to utilise small-scale guerrilla tactics, which prompted an unsparing crackdown by the empire. On 16 April 1922, more than 650 vocal republican advocates in the city of Yumarapol were executed by firing squad in an event now known as the Trials of Yumarapol. Notable radical republican leaders Nikita Dmitrievich and Gima Dadei, who were both largely responsible for the popularisation of their ideology, were among those who lost their lives during the trials. As a result, rioting broke out in several key locations across the empire against the imperial government and was formally declared on 14 April 1922. In accordance with this, Vojiskiy soldiers at war in Western Artemia were called home to counter the growing insurgency.

Formation of the Yarovan Republican Army
In late-1922, imperial forces were drawn out of Kryzhelovschina owing to an unrelenting onslaught of republican combatants. This decision cleared an area in which the republican forces could begin organising an army for a unified offensive against the imperialists. A substantial number of imperial soldiers who were captured during the Battle of Zatish'ye began to join the ranks, a great many of whom fought in the Grand Campaigns. Vladimir Simakin, one of the first members of the republican inner-circle and a war veteran, was tasked with the formation and commandeering of the republican forces. The new army of the Yarovan republicans became known as the Republican Front, and commenced an active policy of conscription by late-1923. The Republican Front quickly gained the support of Raudonasis Judėjimas in the north-west, the Rovski-Zaporizhian Revolutionary Army in the south, volunteers from Lestykhol, and the Kartvelian National Army with the promise of honouring Kartvelian nationalism. The Union of Communists fought alongside the republicans until their betrayal in 1924. Lestykhol was initially hesitant to support the Yarovan Republican Front, however, the prospect of being ceded additional territory, along with the presence of an Imperial Naval blockade, convinced the Kholaks to join the war in early 1924.

Unification of Imperial Forces
At the beginning stages of the war imperial forces were awaiting the reinforcement of troops returning from the Grand Campaigns before making any major assaults. This move would prove deathly, allowing for the organisation of the republican forces. The majority of returning troops, hungry and under equipped, would end up fighting for the republicans. Due to the need to form a unified front against the republicans and prevent isolated units from becoming overrun, the imperials decided to pull out of the far western side of the empire in late 1922. This move proved to be both beneficial and disastrous, allowing for republican forces to openly begin forming, but also allowing for the imperials to secure a unified front.

Aftermath
The Vojiskiy Empire was dissolved after the war ended, and the United Federated Districts of Yarova was established. A large portion of the infrastructure was destroyed and millions of civilians were killed, wounded or left homeless. The newly-established Yarovan government went back on many of their promises of ceding land to the breakaway nation of Kartvelia and land claimed by Lestykhol.