Tensions Increase as Malatian Tanks Near Border

A Malatian MT-90 tank is seen near the border area with Brikvania.

Tension across the Bricks region has escalated as reports are pouring in that Malatia has deployed additional tanks along the border with Brikvania.

Malatia has deployed between 800 and 1000 tanks and more than 1000 armoured vehicles along the border with Brikvania.

According to local Malatian residents at the border area, about 200 tanks are seen parked at a farming area about 5 km away from the Brikvanian border. These are advanced MT-90 tanks of the Malatian army.

These tanks along the border are backed by more than 120,000 troops and 300 artillery pieces. Malatia has also deployed 60 warplanes in forward airbases along the border with Brikvania. 

The deployment of advanced tanks very close to the border with Brikvania is an escalation of tensions in the Bricks region. 

Most observers believe that a Malatian invasion of Brikvania will take place anytime soon, given the concentration of a large number of Malatian forces along the border. 

"The Malatian had deployed a large naval fleet too recently. Some 12,000 Malatian marines are being based at the port facilities near the border areas and could be transported by boats or large ships to Brikvanian beaches", said a defence analyst. 

Malatia has denied that it will invade Brikvania but said that its military forces are deployed to keep the peace and protect ethnic Malatians in Brikvania. 

​"Malatia does not intend to invade Brikvania but we will protect our strategic interests", said Malatian President-for-Life Xitin.

As news of the tanks near the border became public, many Brikvanian have rushed to supermarkets to stock up on food supply. Many residents of Briktown, the capital of Brikvania, are fearful that their country will be occupied by Malatia.

"We were invaded and occupied by Malatia for more than hundred years. We just got our independence a few years ago. We urge all minifigs to help defend our kingdom", said a Briktown resident.