This is the 1691st most frequent Russian word.
атакам
"Атакам" means "to attacks" or "attacks" (dative plural form in Russian).
The word "атакам" here means 'attacks' and is in the dative plural form, indicating an indirect relationship.
Мы успешно противостояли атакам врага.
We successfully resisted the attacks of the enemy.
The word "атакам" refers to 'attacks' in a strategic sense within a chess context, also in the dative plural form.
Она предлагала новые подходы к атакам в шахматной партии.
She proposed new approaches to attacks in the chess game.
Here, "атакам" implies minor attacks by sparrows, using the dative plural to convey the object of habituation.