The events of Doomsday were catastrophic for the people of the western USSR, as the vast majority of the USA's targets were in that region and much of it was turned into a nuclear wasteland. However, not everything was destroyed and soon several distinct communities began to form in Russian Ukraine and the area south of Moscow. There were many threats to the new communities, however most notably, the Soviet Army forces under the command of Colonel Andrey Tretyak, these consisted of the 6th Guards division in Kursk and the 206th Motor Rifle Division in Tambov. He was intent on bringing the region back under the control of the USSR.