Event 27

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "BSR"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Based on a clear, timestamped social media post that visually documents the cable damage with reference to the simultaneous Balticconnector incident. The event is corroborated by an image and descriptive text.",
  "countries": [
    "Finland",
    "Estonia",
    "Baltic Sea Region"
  ],
  "country": "Finland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "A photograph was released showing damage to the Finland-Estonia data cable, which reportedly occurred simultaneously with the Balticconnector gas pipeline incident. The image provides visual evidence of the physical damage to the cable.",
  "event_time_utc": "2023-10-27T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Public release of image evidence indicating physical damage to undersea infrastructure coinciding with the Balticconnector incident.",
    "Reference to simultaneous timing of both the data cable and gas pipeline damage.",
    "Photograph shows physical damage to the cable, accompanied by a crime scene marker and measuring tools, suggesting forensic documentation.",
    "The post clearly links the cable damage and the Balticconnector gas pipeline incident as simultaneous events.",
    "Photo evidence of the damaged cable released publicly.",
    "Reported timing coincides with prior undersea pipeline incident in the same area."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "First photo of the Finland-Estonia data cable damaged simultaneously with the Balticconnector gas pipeline has been released."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://x.com/sami_viitanen/status/1717934625207538133/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Public release of image evidence indicating physical damage to undersea infrastructure coinciding with the Balticconnector incident.",
            "Reference to simultaneous timing of both the data cable and gas pipeline damage."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "EE FI BSR Investigation",
  "headline": "First photo of the Finland-Estonia data cable damaged simultaneously with the Balticconnector gas pipeline has been released.",
  "location_text": "Finland-Estonia undersea connection",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "captured_at": "2025-11-23T16:02:29.959571Z",
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "hash": "630f70ed8943fae08c9a7f37f39e7fa241575f53b1319aa9b59c6b44df91748a",
      "mime": "image/jpeg",
      "origin": "restore",
      "size_bytes": 111584,
      "source_url": null,
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_27_1763913749_406ee576.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "BALTICCONNECTOR",
  "primary_ref_links": [
    "https://www.hs.fi/suomi/art-2000009952778.html"
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/sami_viitanen/status/1717934625207538133/",
    "https://www.hs.fi/suomi/art-2000009952778.html"
  ],
  "summary_short": "First image emerges of the damaged Finland-Estonia undersea data cable, reportedly affected at the same time as the Balticconnector gas pipeline.",
  "url": "https://x.com/sami_viitanen/status/1717934625207538133/"
}

{
  "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": "EE;BSR",
  "Date": "27-Oct-23",
  "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.hs.fi/suomi/art-2000009952778.html",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "EE FI BSR Investigation",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "BALTICCONNECTOR",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "\"comm cable between Sweden and Estonia: First photo of the Finland-Estonia data cable damaged simultaneously with the Balticconnector gas pipeline has been released.\nInvestigation of Previous incident with NewNew Polar Bear\"",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/sami_viitanen/status/1717934625207538133/ and https://www.hs.fi/suomi/art-2000009952778.html",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}