Novak Chemical attack

The Novak chemical attack also known as the Novak Massacre was an attack on the city of Novak, Straknia that took place on 3rd of September, three days before the formal end of the Granzerian War. The attack occurred immediately after the Gorbatovic defeat and withdrawal from Novak. It was motivated by a desire for reprisal against Granzerian forces and civilians for Gorbatovic military losses during the war, and also to cover the retreat of Gorbatovic forces from Granzery. Under the orders of Marshal Lazar Klimovich, the 5th Guards Army launched TBA Scud missiles tipped with warheads at Grazerian forces in Novak, leading to a large loss of civilian and Republican military personnel in the city

The use of the potent nerve agent left vast swathes of Novak uninhabitable for months afterwards, and resulted in the almost immediate deaths of over 5,000 people, most of them civilians. Of the over 17,000 people who survived the attack, almost 10,000 of them continued to require medical attention for up to twenty years after the attack.

The Granzerian government continues to seek international recognition for the attack, TBA.

International Reactions

 * Granzery - The Granzerian state considers the attacks alongside the Bombing of Véragyőr to be war crimes and crimes against humanity, claiming that the attacks specifically targeted civilian centres and were fare in excess of military necessity. Granzery continues to seek international recognition of the attack. The attacks are still seen today as the biggest contributing factor for Granzerian hostility towards the Vastava Pact.


 * Straknia - Despite maintaining independence as a Vastava Pact member after the Granzerian War, Straknia denounced the Gorbatovic attacks and sought greater cooperation with Stasnov as a result during the Stasno-Gorbatovic split. However the Straknian government efforts to receive reparations or recognition for the attacks were lengthy and cut short by the Transkarpatian War and its subsequent annexation into Granzery.