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The Swarm

With the latest iteration of Chinese fireworks, the balance of power in Europe — and indeed, the world — has shifted dramatically.

Oct 4, 2024 ANKA Daily News:

Zero Hour — Somewhere on the Eastern Ukrainian Border

Ants. That’s what they looked like from a distance. A dark, undulating cloud of insects, swarming across the horizon as the first rays of dawn broke over the Ukrainian steppes. But these were no ordinary ants.

From the balcony of his office in Bryansk, Colonel General of Police Taras Shevchenko squinted through his binoculars, trying to make out details of the strange formation approaching from the west. Years of training as a counter-intelligence officer for the Federal Security Service, or FSB (Федеральная служба безопасности) had honed his instincts. Something wasn’t right.

“Command, this is Outpost Gamma. We have unidentified aerial objects incoming…