Event 340

{
  "category": "InfoOps",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The Lithuanian authorities publicly rejected the FSB's narrative and characterized it as disinformation. There is direct and clear attribution in official statements, covered by LRT and confirmed in the provided evidence.",
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Lithuanian authorities have dismissed as disinformation Russian FSB claims that a saboteur travelled from Lithuania to Russia to conduct acts of sabotage and terror. Lithuanian officials cite a pattern of systematic disinformation campaigns from Russia to provoke tensions and justify aggressive actions.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-05-03T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official Lithuanian statements dismissing FSB claims as disinformation as covered in the LRT article."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "After the Russian security service FSB reported killing an alleged saboteur from Lithuania, the country's authorities call it disinformation.",
    "This disinformation disseminated by the FSB is just such a case,",
    "Russia has a long history of systematic disinformation campaigns and provocations aimed at raising tensions among the public and the allies, and of covering up its aggressive actions.",
    "we may see more disinformation attacks of this nature. We urge citizens to remain vigilant, and ask information disseminators to be cautious about disinformation spread by Russia."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2265085/vilnius-says-russian-fsb-s-allegations-about-saboteur-from-lithuania-are-disinformation"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Disinformation (False Flag?)",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official Lithuanian statements dismissing FSB claims as disinformation as covered in the LRT article."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LT"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "?? Lithuania refutes Russian FSB's allegations",
  "headline": "Vilnius says Russian FSB’s allegations about saboteur from Lithuania are disinformation",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_340_1763923754_7d2c9b08.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "?? Lithuania refutes Russian FSB's allegations",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2265085/vilnius-says-russian-fsb-s-allegations-about-saboteur-from-lithuania-are-disinformation"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Lithuania labels Russian FSB's claim about a Lithuanian saboteur as disinformation, warning of future similar campaigns amid ongoing military exercises.",
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2265085/vilnius-says-russian-fsb-s-allegations-about-saboteur-from-lithuania-are-disinformation"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LT",
  "Attack Type": "Disinformation (False Flag?)",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LT",
  "Date": "3-May-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/19/2265085/vilnius-says-russian-fsb-s-allegations-about-saboteur-from-lithuania-are-disinformation",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "?? Lithuania refutes Russian FSB's allegations",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "?? Lithuania refutes Russian FSB's allegations",
  "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)": ""
}