Heavy Fighting Outside Maltia

NARTO forces have reached the outskirts of Maltia. Heavy fighting are now concentrated on a key railway station located just 10 km away from the capital city of Maltia.

The rapid collapse of the Malatian military was surprising. Reports indicate that many more Malatian military units have surrendered without much fighting in the past 48 hours.

Malatian commandos have put up stiff resistance at the old railway station outside Maltia. "The station is critical to the defence of Maltia. That is why Malatia are pouring all resources to defend it," said an Equanterian military official. Should the railway station fall, NARTO forces could easily move into the city proper easily. 

Another key Malatian city along the southern coastal area has been captured by NARTO troops from the Kingdom of Lego. Cen, a city of 30,000 people, was taken last night without much of a fight. The local Malatian military commander quickly surrender after putting up feeble resistance to NARTO troops.

Meanwhile in Briktown, which was captured by NARTO recently, the local police unit has been disbanded and replaced by 800 local Brikvanians. NARTO military commander in the city have also brought in some 1,500 Brikvanians, trained in the Kingdom of Lego, to take over both policing and military duties. NARTO countries have stated their intention to partition Malatia into two separate countries. The creation of a new Kingdom of Brikvania, which is now part of western Malatia, is critical to achieve this objective.

Local Brikvanians are happy with the new development. "We miss our old ancient Kingdom. We want Brikvania to exist again as a free kingdom for all of us," said a local farmer. 

Many Malatians are upset however. Majority of the Malatians living in Briktown have been there for generations. "Look like we may need to move again," said Andrei Bricko, a local trader of Malatian ethnicity.​