Event 293

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "BY",
    "LT",
    "LT-BY"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Sabotage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Claim originates from official Belarusian statement but is disputed by independent monitoring (Belarusian Hajun) citing the absence of corroborating evidence or indicators such as air defense activity or UAV launches.",
  "countries": [
    "Belarus",
    "Lithuania"
  ],
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "The head of the Belarusian KGB, Ivan Tertsel, claimed that Belarusian security services prevented drone strikes from Lithuanian territory against targets in Minsk and its vicinity. However, the Belarusian Hajun project reports no evidence of UAV activity or defensive launches supporting this claim.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-04-25T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official statement by Belarusian KGB head (claiming drone attack prevention from Lithuania)",
    "Belarusian Hajun project's monitoring report (disputes any evidence of such events, citing absence of launches or air defense activity in relevant areas and timeframe)"
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The head of the KGB, Ivan Tertsel, said that the security services of Belarus had prevented drone strikes from the territory of Lithuania against objects in Minsk and its vicinity.",
    "During the whole monitoring period, we haven't recorded any attack UAVs that could have been launched from the territory of Lithuania against Belarus.",
    "There were no air defense launches in the north-west of Belarus (the direction of Lithuania).",
    "There were no launches by Air Force equipment against air targets, as well as no air defense launches.",
    "Verdict: according to our observations, there are no facts that could confirm Tertsel's words."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "False Flag?",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official statement by Belarusian KGB head (claiming drone attack prevention from Lithuania)",
            "Belarusian Hajun project's monitoring report (disputes any evidence of such events, citing absence of launches or air defense activity in relevant areas and timeframe)"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LT"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "?? Belarus false flag drone strike narrative denied by Lithuania",
  "headline": "Did Lithuania attack Belarus with drones?",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_293_1763922304_b437c720.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Possible part of coordinated disinfo Russian/Belarusian info op in LT",
  "primary_ref_links": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2259260/armed-forces-deny-minsk-s-reports-of-drone-attack-from-lithuania"
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://twitter.com/Hajun_BY/status/1783460420763754497",
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2259260/armed-forces-deny-minsk-s-reports-of-drone-attack-from-lithuania"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Belarus alleges prevention of Lithuanian drone attacks; independent monitors report no evidence.",
  "url": "https://twitter.com/Hajun_BY/status/1783460420763754497"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LT",
  "Attack Type": "False Flag?",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LT-BY",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LT",
  "Date": "25-Apr-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://twitter.com/Hajun_BY/status/1783460420763754497 and https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2259260/armed-forces-deny-minsk-s-reports-of-drone-attack-from-lithuania",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": " ?? Belarus false flag drone strike narrative denied by Lithuania",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Possible part of coordinated disinfo Russian/Belarusian info op in LT",
  "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)": ""
}