Event 176

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "LV-RU"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The claims are directly supported by statements from Latvia's Ministry of Defense, visible on a reputable news source and corroborated by imagery and descriptive text on the screenshot.",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/08.03.2024-latvias-eastern-border-reinforcement-begins.a546029/"
    ],
    "title": "Border??Latvia's Eastern land border defense work begins. This week, military reinforcements have started on Latvia's eastern external border."
  },
  "description": "Latvia has commenced military reinforcements on its eastern external border, including the installation of a HESCO bastion at the Piedruja border guard post and delivery of concrete blocks to critical border points. These measures are part of a defense effort to protect against possible cross-border movements and threats.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-03-08T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Latvia sets up HESCO bastion and delivers concrete blocks to key border posts as military defense reinforcement.",
    "The plan includes additional barriers, anti-tank ditches, and conversion of ditches into anti-tank obstacles."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "This week, military reinforcements have started on Latvia's eastern external border.",
    "A HESCO bastion has been set up at the Piedruja border guard post, while dozens of concrete blocks have been delivered to the Terehova, Patarnieki and Grenctale border points, which can be used to quickly stop unauthorized movement across the border if necessary, the Ministry of Defense said.",
    "Such bastions allow for a much quicker response to a potential conflict, say its organizers.",
    "The Eastern Border Military Reinforcement and Armobility Plan is part of the establishment of the Baltic defense line."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Latvia sets up HESCO bastion and delivers concrete blocks to key border posts as military defense reinforcement.",
            "The plan includes additional barriers, anti-tank ditches, and conversion of ditches into anti-tank obstacles."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Latvia's eastern border reinforcement begins",
  "location_text": "Latvia's eastern external border (Piedruja, Terehova, Patarnieki, and Grenctale border points)",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_176_1763918613_4d0d1e99.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Fortification Border work begins",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/08.03.2024-latvias-eastern-border-reinforcement-begins.a546029/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Latvia has started reinforcing its eastern border with military obstacles, including HESCO bastions and concrete barriers at key border checkpoints, as a defense measure against external threats.",
  "url": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/08.03.2024-latvias-eastern-border-reinforcement-begins.a546029/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LV-RU",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "8-Mar-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Border??Latvia's Eastern land border defense work begins. This week, military reinforcements have started on Latvia's eastern external border. ",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/08.03.2024-latvias-eastern-border-reinforcement-begins.a546029/",
  "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": "Fortification Border work begins",
  "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)": ""
}