Beloslavian Civil War

Beloslavian Civil War
Part of Letnian Succession Crisis
Damage to Beloslavian Airbase Northwest after Sebrenskiyan missile strikes
Date 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13) – present (2 years and 2 months) Location Beloslavia Status Ongoing Sebrenskiyan Retaliatory Strikes Sebrenskiya destroys Ministry of Defence, Beloslavian Airfield Northwest, Beloslavian Airfield Southwest, and Beloslavian Airfield Southeast Minister of Defence killed Uprising in Beloslavia Civilian civil disobedience Military forces divide into two factions
Belligerents
Beloslavian National Government	Beloslavian United Front Prince Stephanov's Resistance Army United Law Enforcement Coalition Supported By: Sebrenskiya (Limited)
Commanders and leaders
Aleksandr Pavlovsky Pyotr Orlov (KIA) Vadik Naoumov Vasily Ignatov	Vikenti Mikhailov Marlen Zima Feodosiy Vinogradov Pafnutiy Aleksandrov
Units involved
Beloslav Loyalist Combined Arms Army 2nd Motor Rifle Division 4th Motor Rifle Division 1st Guards Armored Division	8th Motor Rifle Division 6th Armored Division 71 various Law Enforcement Agencies
Strength
37,500 Personnel	22,000 Regular Military Personnel 1,209 Law Enforcement Officers 740,000 Civilian Resistors
Casualties and losses
68 killed 171 wounded 9 Aircraft destroyed	32 killed 58 wounded

The Beloslavian Civil War (also known as The War of Letnian Succession) is an ongoing military conflict between Beloslavia's government led by Prime Minister Aleksandr Pavlovsky against domestic opposition factions.

Unrest began in September of 2021 as Prime Minister Aleksandr Pavlovsky named himself as the Prince of Beloslavia following the death of Prince Stephanov during a Slavic Cultural Fair in Pancevo. The unrest has rapidly spiraled into armed confrontation after Beloslavian Government forces attacked Sebrenskiyan peacekeepers, allegedly after Sebrenskiyan peacekeepers attempted to stop Beloslavian government forces from using lethal force to suppress demonstrations in the Capital. Citing the attacks and the resulting airstrikes from Sebrenskiya, sections of the Army broke off and declare a "United Front" in resistance to the national government.

Background

Death of Prince Stephanov

On 17 August 2021, Prince Stephanov collapsed while at the Slavic Cultural Fair in Pancevo, reportedly having a seizure. He was evacuated to Pancevo National Hospital, where doctors determined the Prince had severe internal bleeding, causing the reported seizure. Doctors attempted for 6 hours to save the Prince's life, but by the time the seizure had occurred, blood loss was significant, and doctors stated that the Prince entered the hospital a dead man and that it took 6 hours to confirm that.

Prince Stephanov was given a military send off by Sebrenskiya, and then returned to his home in Turov, where an autopsy was performed. The details of that autopsy have not been released, but Letnian Royal Doctors confirmed that there was no foul play involved in the Prince's death.

Letnian Succession Crisis

Main article: Letnian Succession Crisis

Prince Stephanov was the last surviving member of the Katerina II's direct line of succession, after the Prince's younger brother, Prince Oleg of Cherniya, was killed in a car accident while visiting Cherniya. With both principalities having their Head of State Position vacant, and with no direct heir to the Letnian throne, a series of contingencies have been enacted by the Letnian Government to fill these vacancies.

Katerina II, being only 39, is not in immediate danger from a lack of a successor, claims the Letnian Prime Minister, however, "a new line of succession should be determined with all available haste" is what he said to a Letnian parliament meeting about the matter.