Key information

Operation Hammer IV

Day 5

Deploying

Sunday 15 December 2019, 18:00 UTC

Situation

' BACKGROUND June 2011, Bystrica, eastern Slovakia on the Ukrainian border. The countries persistant fighting intensifies, the incumbant local government is the Russian state supported SAF. Recently the opposing SDF attempted a coup d''état and managed to secure the support of part of the eastern province. While the Russian state supports the SAF, they have refused to support them in the conflict, something which NATO seems less hesitant to do. UNITAF have been tasked with arming and supporting the SDF with the campaign objective of forcing the SAF to surrender the remaining installations, and local governement buildings to the SDF, so it can offically take power. CURRENT SITUATION Keeping the local civillian populations on side is the key to success, many are also fighters too. The majority of the poppulance supports the SDF, and will often be heard fighting or firing at SAF patrols. The SAF while aggresive, are aware of the state of the relations and often avoid contact with civillians, opting instead for direct action against SDF operations. The east is relatively secure, with the SAF having being driven out of most populated areas, as we move west, SAF influence increases substantially, and the majority of key governmental and military infrastructure is located. Especially around the towns of Stary Sobor, and Chernogorsk. Finally, at this stage in the conflict, NATO has only comitted ground forces and SF units and a swathe of intelligence and surveillance, we expect the campaign to excalate as progress is made, but we need not be seen as the agressors, and so the deployment of aircraft and mechanised units is being held back, to see how we can perform. Enemy Forces Russian State backed, and incumbent armed forces in the region, the SAF. Friendly Forces NATO backed resistance movement, the CDF is made up of defectors, including key former government officials, military leaders and civillians, attempting a coup d''état. ' Continue reading