Event 196

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "BSR"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Article from a reputable regional security source and specific details about Kabantsov's career and upcoming appointment.",
  "country": "Russia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Konstantin Kabantsov, an expert in Arctic submarine and underwater warfare, is likely to take over as Head Commander of Russia's Northern Fleet, following his previous roles leading submarine divisions and White Sea naval forces.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-03-15T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot headline and article body confirming Kabantsov's background and imminent appointment.",
    "Details of Kabantsov's previous postings in command of submarine and White Sea naval units.",
    "Published timestamp and reputable source attribution (The Barents Observer)."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Konstantin Kabantsov is likely to take over the top post in Russia's most powerful naval force, the Northern Fleet.",
    "He will take over the top post from Aleksandr Moiseev, who is due to become Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy.",
    "Kabantsov has been connected with submarines and underwater warfare.",
    "He was chief of a navigation unit and later head of the armament section before he became assistant and chief assistant to the nuclear submarine captain. In 2003, at the age of 36, he was himself appointed captain of an Akula III nuclear submarine and in 2006 moved on to become Deputy Commander of the 24th Submarine Division of the Northern Fleet.",
    "This is a man that has spent most of his service in the submarine forces and is well known to the Northern Fleet officer corps."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot headline and article body confirming Kabantsov's background and imminent appointment.",
            "Details of Kabantsov's previous postings in command of submarine and White Sea naval units.",
            "Published timestamp and reputable source attribution (The Barents Observer)."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "Baltic Sea Border \"New head commander of ??Northern Fleet is master of Arctic underwater warfare\" [...] The Northern Fleet is the most powerful of Russia s five naval fleets.\"",
  "headline": "New head commander of Northern Fleet is master of Arctic underwater warfare",
  "location_text": "Northern Fleet, Russia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_196_1763919303_430b91a5.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Baltic Sea Border \"New head commander of ??Northern Fleet",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/new-head-commander-of-northern-fleet-is-master-of-arctic-underwater-warfare/165619"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Russia appoints a submarine and underwater warfare specialist to lead the Northern Fleet.",
  "url": "https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/new-head-commander-of-northern-fleet-is-master-of-arctic-underwater-warfare/165619"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "BSR",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "BSR",
  "Date": "15-Mar-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.thebarentsobserver.com/security/new-head-commander-of-northern-fleet-is-master-of-arctic-underwater-warfare/165619",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "Baltic Sea Border \"New head commander of ??Northern Fleet is master of Arctic underwater warfare\" [...] The Northern Fleet is the most powerful of Russia s five naval fleets.\"",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Baltic Sea Border \"New head commander of ??Northern Fleet",
  "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)": ""
}