in Ukraine an odd happening occurs, the eastern end, part of the Ukrainian SSR, the Russian SSFR and parts of Transcaucasia have vanished, entire armies lost and communications via the corridor cut between Moscow, Baku and Tbilisi resulting in desperate reactions in the south and hurried reactions in the north.
Most generals believed that this was a German surprise attack or general uprising, something to rationalize the large swath of land now missing and its troops lost and communications now severed. as such the Caucasus front, Separate Coastal Front begin with the idea of a uprising mentality and fear reprisals from Stalin if they are impacted in the attacks or uprising. As such without orders from Moscow and a sudden drop in communications with the north marshals his troops to face but north engage the enemy, trailing them and only fighting if they advance, any men approaching are taken in as prisoners and held without question in solitary cells as Ivan Yefimovich Petrov Orders it.
in Ukraine, the 4th Ukrainian Front still in contact with Moscow are shocked at the happenings and instead of its mission to advance on Crimea, a large force of the 51st army is left while the 2nd Guard Army set out to flank the west of this weird un responsive territory as Moscow send 3 armies as a Southern Moscow Front, all awaiting actions and orders From Moscow and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd Ukrainian Fronts and 2nd Belorussian Front continue the Dnieper–Carpathian Offensive.