- Henrietta Law, Ekbu VIII Correspondent writes:

Death Toll Rises on Ekbu VIII

Over 13,674 dead and even more wounded as conflict continues on Ekbu VIII. Forces of Deveroestut have engaged the forces of Sniv in numerous attacks and counter attacks. The conflict that began 09/16/2013 at 14:05 has seen the loss of 41 units on both sides of the battle.

Sources indicate that no end to the conflict can be determined at this time. Contacts within the GTC have indicated that trade routes remain unaffected from the hostilities.

The citizens of the empires involved in the war are victims as 2,676,480 homes have been destroyed and 1,489,200 jobs have been removed from the economy due to lost factories and other facilities.