Malatia Moved 3rd Army to Brikvanian Border

Brikvanian troops setting up barbed wire along the frontline.

The Malatian Defence Ministry has announced that an additional 20,000 troops from the Malatian 3rd Army have been moved from the eastern part of the country to the border with Brikvania.
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Malatian President-for-Life Xitin said the deployment is just a defensive move. 
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The Malatian Defence Ministry has released videos showing the movement of troops from the Malatian 3rd Army to the border area with Brikvania. It was estimated that some 10,000 troops have already been transported by trains and aircraft to the border region.

According to Admiral Orbani, Malatian Vice-President and Minister for Foreign Affairs, the deployment is a defensive move as there are reports the Brikvanian army is planning to move into ethnic Malatian rebel territory soon.

"Our intelligence reported that Brikvania has moved substantial troops to the Line of Contact (LOC) that separates the Brikvanian government forces and ethnic Malatian", said Orbani.

"We need to ensure all Malatian minifigs are safe and sound. Our glorious Malatian People's Liberation Army (M-PLA) will make sure of that", added Orbani.

The M-PLA has five District Command - Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern and Capital Defence Command. More than 40% of M-PLA forces are deployed in the Western Command facing Brikvania, Castonia, Equanter and Suva. 

The Malatian 3rd Army is under the Eastern Command, and is equipped with more than 400 tanks and 50,000 troops. According to sources, the Malatian Defence Ministry is planning to move up to 30,000 troops from the Malatian 3rd Army to the Western front.

As of now, there are about 80,000 Malatian troops along the border with Brikvania. There are concerns Malatia will use these troops to invade Brikvania.