Tension Report Application
Submitting Party: Alexzonyan News Network
Nation Name of Submitting Party: Alexzonya
Affected Quadrant(s): Gamma, Delta
Precise Locations (If Applicable): Arcadian League
Nation(s) Involved: Galactic Republic of Alexzonya, Radiant Empire of Scythia (Lady Scylla)
Description and Potential Greater Impacts:
Senate Approves Scythian War Declaration
After Surprise Attack, Govt. Prepares for Extended Conflict
Staff Writer -- 11/4/118 SY
HORIZON CENTER -- At 21:08 Standard Time, the Alexzonyan Senate today approved a declaration of war against the Radiant Empire of Scythia. This declaration follows fierce fighting between Starfleet and the Scythian navy, which less than a week ago initiated hostilities with a surprise attack and invasion of the Alexzonyan-allied independent state of the Arcadian League, located on the border of Delta and Gamma quadrants and one of several eastern terminuses for the Northeast Gamma Trade Network.
While no official word has yet been provided by the Starfleet or the Foreign Affairs Advisory regarding the details of the situation in the Arcadian League, ANN has been able to independently confirm that the Starfleet’s 54th Exploration and Patrol Group has been entirely destroyed in action around the Arcardian planet Thethea, which we have learned is now under orbital siege by the Scythian navy. The presence of a Starfleet ground installation on Thethea means that Alexzonyan casualties from fighting in that system alone could number more than ten thousand.
Analysts assume that, with a formal war declaration, the Starfleet is preparing a full-scale response to deal with the Scythian aggression. However, with this war coming amidst an increasingly large conflict with the genocidal forces of the Empire of Nyte, it is uncertain how resources will be distributed between the two conflicts.
Regardless, however, the diplomatic shockwaves are already being felt across the galaxy. Media observers at Avalon Prime have reported that the Alexzonyan-Scythian Galactic Commerce Corridor has been deactivated, and sources inside the Starfleet have confirmed that Alexzonyan Starfleet assets involved in policing operations at the Galactic Assembly, which lies near Scythian space, have be brought to heightened alert.
Public records indicate that, following the war declaration, Foreign Affairs Advisor Lia'Ka Otani met privately with a representative of the government of the Eridani Imperium. While it is uncertain what was discussed, one can assume that the conversation was related to the Eridani’s own bitter conflict with the Scythians, which has been raging for several months. The full impact of this sudden Alexzonyan-Scythia conflict remains to be felt, in Alexzonya, in Scythia, and elsewhere. As new developments emerge, they will be reported here, on the Alexzonyan News Network.
UPDATED -- 11/5/118
Sources in Avalon Prime have reported that two days before the formal war declaration, a mixed unit of warships departed the system via Northeast Gamma Trade Network Gates and is bound for the Arcadian League. While the exact composition of this force has been withheld for national security reasons, we are now able to report on the deployment, as Starfleet has confirmed that doing so will not endanger the lives of the crews or any classified national security information.