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=====Advance on the Core Systems=====
=====Advance on the Core Systems=====
[[File:ED-Thargoid-Attacked-Stations-Map.png|thumb|250px|Thargoid attacked stations as of February 22, 3304]]
[[File:ED-Thargoid-Attacked-Stations-Map.png|thumb|250px|The extent of Thargoid attacks on stations as of February 22, 3304]]
While the HIP 17692 operation proved to be a success,<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a60b60073f627733619d852 GalNet: HIP 17692 Operation Concludes]</ref> Thargoid attacks on stations continued unabated on January 18, striking Kipling Orbital in Pleiades Sector KC-V c2-11 and Malthus Terminal in Pleiades Sector HR-W d1-41. After these attacks, a member of Kipling Orbital's starport personnel noted that the Thargoids seemed to be sweeping the region and slowly moving towards the [[Core Systems]].<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a6a0ea379a7530bc462fb3f Starport Attacks Continue]</ref>
While the HIP 17692 operation proved to be a success,<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a60b60073f627733619d852 GalNet: HIP 17692 Operation Concludes]</ref> Thargoid attacks on stations continued unabated on January 18, striking Kipling Orbital in Pleiades Sector KC-V c2-11 and Malthus Terminal in Pleiades Sector HR-W d1-41. After these attacks, a member of Kipling Orbital's starport personnel noted that the Thargoids seemed to be sweeping the region and slowly moving towards the [[Core Systems]].<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/en/galnet/uid/5a6a0ea379a7530bc462fb3f Starport Attacks Continue]</ref>


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=====Onslaught and trepidation=====
=====Onslaught and trepidation=====
[[File:Thargoid attacks May 10 3304.png||thumb|250px|The extent of Thargoid attacks on stations as of May 10, 3304]]
The same day as Aegis's report made waves in the media, the station Glazkov Terminal in Irandan was attacked by the Thargoids after a month of relative calm. Both Irandan and HIP 21559 had been identified as likely targets for imminent Thargoid attacks by [[Eagle Eye]], but only the latter system had seen a heavy influx of independent combat pilots come to its defense over the preceding week.
The same day as Aegis's report made waves in the media, the station Glazkov Terminal in Irandan was attacked by the Thargoids after a month of relative calm. Both Irandan and HIP 21559 had been identified as likely targets for imminent Thargoid attacks by [[Eagle Eye]], but only the latter system had seen a heavy influx of independent combat pilots come to its defense over the preceding week.