Event 134

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Details come directly from statements by the Estonian Prime Minister, the State Prosecutor, and official security service releases. Multiple corroborating quotes on arrests and cooperation between Baltic states.",
  "countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Lithuania",
    "Latvia",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Baltic states detained individuals suspected of organizing Russia-directed influence operations. Estonia broke up a Russian influence operation, arresting 10 people, both Russian nationals and dual Russian-Estonian citizens. The operation included damage to property, attacks on officials, and spreading fear through social media.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-02-20T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Estonian security services broke up a Russian influence operation and arrested 10 people",
    "Arrests included Russian nationals and dual Russian-Estonian citizens",
    "Operation involved damaging property, defacing monuments, attacks on officials, and social media propaganda",
    "Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian authorities cooperated in arrests",
    "Latvia detained dual citizen for acts directed against Latvia"
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Estonian security services had broken up a Russian influence operation and arrested 10 people related to it, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday.",
    "The operation involved damaging property and defacing monuments, as well as attacks on the cars of Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets and editor of the news website Delfi in Estonia.",
    "State Prosecutor Triinu Lühte said 10 people were arrested, including both Russian nationals and dual Russian-Estonian citizens.",
    "Lithuania’s State Security Department (VSD) also said on Tuesday that Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian security and law enforcement authorities cooperated to arrest persons in both Estonia and Latvia who acted at the behest of Russia.",
    "Reporteldy, Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) detained a dual Estonian-Russian citizen for pouring red paint on a World War II memorial to Latvian soldiers who fought the Soviet Red Army."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2200450/baltics-detain-people-suspected-of-organising-russia-directed-influence-operations"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Estonian security services broke up a Russian influence operation and arrested 10 people",
            "Arrests included Russian nationals and dual Russian-Estonian citizens",
            "Operation involved damaging property, defacing monuments, attacks on officials, and social media propaganda",
            "Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian authorities cooperated in arrests",
            "Latvia detained dual citizen for acts directed against Latvia"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "EE",
    "LV",
    "LT"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Estonia",
      "notes": "10 people arrested related to Russian influence operation",
      "status": "Arrest/Detention"
    },
    {
      "country": "Lithuania",
      "notes": "Cooperation with Estonian and Latvian services, arrests made",
      "status": "Arrest/Detention"
    },
    {
      "country": "Latvia",
      "notes": "Detained dual Estonian-Russian citizen in connection to Russian-directed operation",
      "status": "Arrest/Detention"
    }
  ],
  "follow_up_notes": "5th Column Sabotage ??Russian-??Estonian arrested over vandalism of memorial in Latvia.Suspect in ??Estonia too.",
  "headline": "Baltics detain people suspected of organising Russia-directed influence operations",
  "location_text": "Baltics (Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia)",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_134_1763917146_21e19981.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Statue vandalism is Baltic wide by RU",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2200450/baltics-detain-people-suspected-of-organising-russia-directed-influence-operations"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2200450/baltics-detain-people-suspected-of-organising-russia-directed-influence-operations"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "EE LV LT",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV;EE;LT",
  "Date": "20-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)": " https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2200450/baltics-detain-people-suspected-of-organising-russia-directed-influence-operations",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "5th Column Sabotage ??Russian-??Estonian arrested over vandalism of memorial in Latvia.Suspect in ??Estonia too.",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Statue vandalism is Baltic wide by RU",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}