The following is a rough sequence of events and timeline for the 2012-2014 conflict in Odessa.
Sequence of events
- October 2012: J12 forces invade Odessa. Tbonian forces fight to defend the city.
- The Vice Union embassy in Odessa is attacked. Vice Union forces deploy to the city in retalliation.
- ATLAS reconnaissance teams deploy to Odessa.
- Vice Union and Tbonian forces begin to fight eachother.
- GSAF forces drop supplies to Tbonian troops in the city.
- Bastion Rejects join the conflict against Vice Union.
- Vey Mercenaries deploy to Odessa.
- The Tbonian forces begin their 'final retreat' from Odessa.
- Vice Union forces in the city begin reprisals against Tbonian collaborators and holdouts.
- Towerlight deploy forces to combat Vice Union.
- VDI forces deploy to the city to fight Vice Union.
- Raven Company, COTEP, ODQ, and Kabas deploy to Odessa.
- Tbonian forces return to the city.
- Grey Storm deploy a small number of troops to fight against J12 and Vice Union.
- April 2013: Towerlight forces surround the Vice Union headquarters in Odessa's city centre. Besieged Vice Union forces detonate a massive dirty bomb that levels the heart of the city and causes widespread contamination. Towerlight forces withdraw, leaving only medical personnel behind to assist the wounded.
- Tbonian forces withdraw (again) but deploy commandos to scour the ruins.
- FloundCo begin providing aid to the citizens of Odessa.
- USEC deploy to provide assistance to Tbonian forces.
- ODQ forces withdraw from Odessa.
- SIS deploy to Odessa.
- Vice Union forces scatter and go to ground as the union faces a leadership crisis.
- LAD allies with J12 and deploys troops to the city.
- WACO deploy forces to Odessa.
- Vice Union reform and return to Odssa. An alliance with the TPRoT and Towerlight is formed, and the three groups begin to fight VDI.
- VDI withdraw from Odessa.
- Task Force Zulu forces are deployed to Odessa.
- Dartmouth Ventures deploy troops to Odessa.
- Towerlight's medical personnel are evacuated by Tbonian forces.
- Tbonian forces withdraw from the city (a third time)
- ATLAS step up involvement in Odessa.
- Remaining Vice Union and Grey Storm forces withdraw from the city.
- Other groups withdraw leaving the city mostly abandoned.
- February 2014: Western Route rebels begin entering the city of Odessa.
- Towerlight forces continue operations in and Around Odessa.
- Tbonian forces withdraw from the city (a fourth time)
- ICUU commandos are deployed to Odessa.
- Western Route reinforcements arrive in Odessa.
- PMA forces begin fighting Western Route troops in and around Odessa.
- May 2014: The SSR stage an amphibious invasion of the city, encircling Odessa and cutting off Western Route forces.
- Tbonian holdouts left in the city ally with SSR forces against the Western Route.
- Western Route forces are gradually wiped out or forced to surrender by joint Tbonian-SSR forces.
- The Western Route surrender.
- SSR forces begin rebuilding the city of Odessa. The conflict is over.