NS has withdrawn all ships back to the core UNP space (previously known as DDS Centre) in order to face the approaching MBO fleet. This is despite pleas by the governments of Liberation, Saeou and Malau not to leave them defenceless against the MBO. Last night anti-NS riots were reported on Liberation and Saeou, with NS facilities attacked by mobs. Local police and NS Territorial Forces troops restored order. There were 2 fatalities reported on Liberation, and dozens of arrests.
President Torus has said that no one has been abandoned. "The Mutre Bee fleet is not invading Liberation or anywhere else, they are heading for Proxima Centauri. They want to destroy the NS fleet, the only way to protect Liberation, Saeou and anywhere else is to engage the Mutre Bee fleet and destroy it. NS is assembling it's largest ever fleet to do just that!"
