Red Army liberates Rumania...sets its sights further south?

Spring, 1920, Odessa: In the morning mist rising from the Rumanian plains, the 3rd Guards Infantry Brigade of the 47th Shock Army of the Soviet Union assaulted the border between the province of Odessa and Rumania, smashing through the meager border defenses and completely securing the region. Two weeks into the offensive, the Soviet flag flew victoriously over the capital city of Bucharest, signalling the end of the flawless liberation of the people from their harsh, imperial rule. Colonel Grigori Vitkevitch, commander of the 3rd Guards Infantry, set an amazing precedent for future Soviet military policy: he invited a whole host of wartime news correspondents from the Associated Press to accompany his men throughout the battle. He told reporters that "[T]he exploits of our glorious, liberating heroes must be told to the world with all available haste. The presence of reporters in the midst of battles gives our soldiers courage and inspiration, knowing that all the world is watching." Premier Lenin himself gave the order that reporters should accompany all frontline combat units on the Balkan Front, ensuring continuing coverage of all future Soviet military actions.