Russia and the CIS: The war accelerated the disintegration of the Russian Federation, a process that had already begun with the fall of the Soviet Union. The nuclear strikes of 1997, coupled with the enormous geographical distances, have made it almost impossible for the government to function properly.
The entire Caucasus region is effectively independent, as are the Central Asian republics and the Baltic states. Government above that of the local level no longer exists apart from a region extending a couple of hundred kilometers east of the Urals. Local industrial areas in Siberia, such as Novosibirsk, are still organized. The rest of Siberia is mostly wilderness. In Ukraine the Kiev puppet government is still loyal to Moscow, as are many small districts that consist of military cantonments, but they are surrounded by a sea of anti-government areas. The rest of Ukraine is mostly terrorized or disputed.
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