Event 106

{
  "category": "Sabotage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The event is covered by a reputable Estonian news source, and direct attributions to the ISS are cited. The linkage to Russia is stated as a suspicion by Estonian authorities, with ongoing investigations.",
  "countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Estonia's Internal Security Service (ISS) suspects that recent acts of vandalism targeting war memorials in Estonia were directed by orders stemming from Russia.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-02-05T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official statements from Estonia’s ISS raising suspicion of Russian direction for the vandalism.",
    "Criminal investigations initiated in Estonia focusing on the Russian connection to recent memorial vandalism."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Estonia’s Internal Security Service (ISS) suspects that orders for acts of vandalism targeting war memorials in Estonia have come from Russia.",
    "The ISS believes the incidents are not random but are being carried out as part of a coordinated influence operation directed from the neighbouring country.",
    "The ISS has launched criminal proceedings and continues to investigate the incidents, focusing on links to Russia."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://news.postimees.ee/7954882/estonia-s-iss-suspects-orders-for-memorial-vandalism-came-from-russia"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Memorial Vandalism",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official statements from Estonia’s ISS raising suspicion of Russian direction for the vandalism.",
            "Criminal investigations initiated in Estonia focusing on the Russian connection to recent memorial vandalism."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "EE"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Estonia",
      "notes": "ISS has launched criminal proceedings and is focusing on links to Russia.",
      "status": "Investigation"
    }
  ],
  "headline": "Estonia's ISS suspects orders for memorial vandalism came from Russia",
  "location_text": "Estonia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_106_1763916253_1fc4b141.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "memorial vandalism",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://news.postimees.ee/7954882/estonia-s-iss-suspects-orders-for-memorial-vandalism-came-from-russia"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Estonian intelligence suspects Russian-directed orders behind recent acts of memorial vandalism.",
  "url": "https://news.postimees.ee/7954882/estonia-s-iss-suspects-orders-for-memorial-vandalism-came-from-russia"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "EE",
  "Attack Type": "memorial vandalism",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE",
  "Date": "5-Feb-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "memorial vandalism",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Estonia's ISS suspects orders for memorial vandalism came from Russia (Sinimae memorial)",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://news.postimees.ee/7954882/estonia-s-iss-suspects-orders-for-memorial-vandalism-came-from-russia",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}