Marchotov Crisis

In 1943, Andre Marchotov, the then-president of the UPRZ, was kidnapped, beaten and shot. The assassin, Mislav Bešić, was an associate with the Legija, a Rovsnoski nationalist militia, and was hung a few days later without trial. This sparked nationwide outrage and almost ignited into a civil war between the Rovsnoski and Zaporizhians. However, this was successfully prevented due to a declaration of, which was utilised as a mechanism to swiftly and brutally repress all opposition. The chaos caused by the unrest and massive military failures against the Federation of Gradinska would also pull the UPRZ out of the Białemorze Conflict.

Background
After their victory against the Vojiskiy Empire and Republic of Rovsnoska during the Vojiskiy War, the Rovski-Zaporizhian Revolutionary Army, under Vladimir Kurchatov, would create the United Provinces of Rovsnoska and Zaporizhia. Many issues would plague the UPRZ at its creation, most notably the citizens of Krevnigrad and various other southern ethnically Rovsnoski cities remaining in favor of the past Republic of Rovsnoska and the underground Legija anti-communist militia.

When Minister of Interior Andre Marchotov became President of the UPRZ after the death of Kurchatov in 1940, and soon a mass purge of possible enemies began. Church officials,