The Winter Rising - Spartan Series

The Winter Rising was a revolutionary action in 2015, in Moscow, led by Yegor Sergej. It was aimed at ending the Ukrainian Crisis, but under pressure from August Dragomir, Commander of the Russian Civil Forces, the Rising was ended in a crushing defest for the rebels.

The Ukrainian Crisis


Late in 2014, the Russian Forces residing in Ukraine came under heavy fire from rebel forces operating in the north of the country. During the Siege of Kulykivka, over three-hundred Russian Special Forces were killed along with sixty Ukrainian civilians. President Putin demanded reparations for the Russian deaths and also ordered for the rebels in question to be attacked and brought to justice. However, President Poroshenko refused, on the ground that men were beyond his jurisdiction, as they had fled into Russia, so he returned a letter, now known as the Kulykivka Document, stating that it was Putin's responsibility to arrest the assaulters. Not only that, but he insulted the Russian forces, claiming that Ukrainian forces would not have fallen to "a couple dozen teens with guns".

In response, Putin threatened to bring in more Russian forces to protect his other squadrons. However, Poroshenko knew that his real reason was to consolidate his stranglehold on the north of Ukraine. This led to Poroshenko returning fire with the Second Kulykivka Document, stating, "If you bring more oppressors into our country, we will retaliate in force." Putin made a statement on the 11th December 2014, "The Ukrainians have threatened military action against our forces and our response will bring about death for sides. We are not eager to enter conflict, but if it is necessary, it must be done."

Both sides were worried:

As a result, a constant state of unease and distrust developed and extended into late-2015. This was known as the Ukrainian Crisis, as either side could have sparked war with one simple military action.
 * Russia was afraid of international reparation, especially from America, who had offered public support for Ukraine.
 * Ukraine felt threatened by Russia's vast military forces.



The Winter Rising
In October 2015, a group of radicals known as the White Wolves attacked the head of Russian Army, Prokopiy Nikolay, whilst he made a rare public outing to state the new President, Rodion Gerasim's, continuation of military influence in Ukraine.

Nikolay's armoured car was attacked by at least thirty insurgents wielding petrol bombs, and one of them even had an RPG. Thousands of Russians flocked to join the White Wolves, all of them eager to see an end of the Ukrainian Crisis. A large number of Russian troops, fearing war, joined the insurgents, adding their military knowledge and equipment to the fight. Soon, a Civil War was in effect, with those following Putin facing conflicts in the east.

One of those involved was August Dragomir, later to be known as Wrath.