While a number of the ballistic missiles that came from St. Oz were neutralized by the newly installed IAI Arrow SAMs, some still hit the city destroying housing complexes, capitols, schools, clinics and temples. Most of the casualties were civilians who had been in Utopia ever since: the first workers that had come from the Saletsian mainland.
Meanwhile Gov.-Gen. Mosche Elmert had sent orders from the Barakarin-Saletsian military base to continue flying in supplies coming from the South. The MiG-35 was a good choice for the barren lands of Utopia since it was able to take off from non-asphalted runways. These were still patrolling the skies, along with the F-5Ts and their feared Python air-to-air missiles. Saletsia-Minor would not be given away for the imperialistic ambitions of a nation that knew nothing but destruction.
A number of mercenaries had been sent further to the borders.
Instead of firing Saletsian missiles, Moshe chose to wait for the enemy to come. The bombardments of cities full of civilians would surely not be left unnoticed in Taijitu.
To: Sancta Adara Revia Oz
From: Governor-General Moshe Elmert
You now have launched the first strike which proves to us you had no peaceful intentions whatsoever. It is all about grabbing more land, land inhabited by Saletsians since the foundation of Utopia and land that we Saletsians have developed. Before you criticize our security measures of militarizing our area to assure the security and safety of our people, I would like to remind you of the first person to bring military instability in this part fo Taijitu: that very person was no one but YOU. Ozian forces began mobilizing near our borders - a sign of aggression now proven by your first assaults on a peaceful nation of workers and intellectuals.
Had you really want you, you would have given diplomacy a chance. Unfortunately Ozians seem not to know the meaning of diplomacy due to their leader's arrogance - being too full of her nation's military power.
You aready attacked us...You are responsible for the coming deaths of all that will fall in this conlict. May your arrogance and war-loving-nature be cursed!
Moshe sent a request for another division to be transported to Saletsia-Minor. Further more, he requested for more military equipment.
Meanwhile MANPADs, RPG-29s were also distributed to the people, some using the rubbles of the areas hit by the missiles as a provisory camp. Some high-ranking officials and civilians were brought into the bunkers that lie deep within ex-Utopian mountains and Saletsian cities. Two smaller cities were severly damaged by the assault upon which their mayors ordered their evacuation.