THE CATCH
The target was a refinery-class Athanor, a structure that rarely goes down quietly once it is committed to space. In Torrinos, that decision appears to have been punished hard. Vendetta Mercenary Group put fourteen pilots into the attack, with multiple Leshaks applying the bulk of the damage while the Hivemind-held structure stood under pressure it could not absorb.
THE BREAK
The final destruction came at the hands of Noldo Finwe in a Leshak, but the work had already been done by the rest of the firing line. Noldo Artanaro, Miriel of Vaire, Nerdanel the Wise, and Vanya Indis all contributed heavily, suggesting a concentrated and disciplined demolition rather than a lucky finishing shot. When a refinery starts losing the field to a group like that, the outcome usually turns quickly and decisively.
THE LOSSES
The Athanor’s wreck left behind a mixed outcome for both sides: 1.3 billion ISK destroyed and 1.5 billion ISK dropped, including large quantities of Hydrogen Fuel Block and Standup Light Missile ammunition. The structure also carried rigging and module losses, among them a Standup M-Set Moon Ore Grading Processor I and a Standup Weapon Disruptor I, underlining that this was more than a bare hull on a timer.
WHY IT MATTERS
For The Hivemind Federation Alliance, the loss of a fitted Athanor is more than an expensive fireball. It removes a significant industrial foothold and hands Vendetta Mercenary Group a clean, costly success in Torrinos. In a single minute, the fight ended with a refinery gone, a 2.9 billion ISK wreck on the grid, and another reminder that even anchored structures can be vulnerable when the wrong fleet finds them exposed.
