Russian forces maintain control over the northern regions of Takistan.įollowing the aftermath of the UN-mandated and U.S.-led invasion of Takistan, NATO forces in the region slowly begin to withdraw their troops from the country. Both sides denied any involvement in the fighting, with the Kremlin blaming the deaths of Russian servicemen in the conflict on ' mistakes' caused by the military's low-level commanders.Įvents of Operation Black Gauntlet (2013) With Lopotev in their custody and the Chernarussian Civil War at an end, relations between the Russian and U.S. forces to redeploy into the country once more. The UN Security Council unconditionally agrees to allow for U.S. With overwhelming evidence of the ChDKZ being responsible for the bombing, the mandate of their intervention expires and Russian forces withdraw from the country immediately. Karelin is eventually killed in the ensuing gun battle, and his identity is visually confirmed by another Russian officer at the scene. Lopotev's handover is personally supervised by the leader of the Russian forces, General Shagarov, but they come under fire from Karelin's rogue team who attempt a last ditch rescue operation to save Lopotev. Thanks to the efforts of Razor Team however, enough evidence is gathered and the conspiracy is eventually revealed to the Russian government after Lopotev himself is captured. Lopotev is handed over to the Russian peacekeepers. Unbeknownst to both the Russian government and military, the bombing was actually conducted by rogue elements within the Spetsnaz sympathetic to the cause of the ChDKZ more specifically a fanatical officer named ' Karelin' who intended to use the ChDKZ leader, Gregori Lopotev, as a scapegoat in order to re-integrate the country into the Russian Federation. The 454th quickly established a forward airbase at the Vybor airport following the CDF's evacuation. Albeit reluctant, the CDF are forced to co-operate with the Russian military and allow their forces to monitor their movements. Russian troops assume their positions as peacekeepers in the region following the U.S. The USMC deployment in Chernarus is forced to be cut short following a UN Security Council meeting which authorises the deployment of Russian forces into the country instead. The Chernarussian National Party are listed as the prime suspects behind the bombing by the Russian government, and are declared to be an extremist group while blaming the Americans for causing more instability in the region and encouraging the spread of terrorism to Russia. Russian forces step foot onto Chernarussian soil unopposed. Anonymous Russian military official quoted by the Russian Voice Radio network after the Moscow bombingsīarely a week after ChDKZ forces are forced to withdraw to the northern parts of the country by U.S.-led forces, a bomb goes off at Red Square in Moscow which kills fifty and critically injures more than two hundred people.

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