Event 346

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Information is posted directly by the official Estonian Defence Forces account and includes specifics about timing, scale, and international participation, corroborated by attached image.",
  "countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Canada",
    "Czechia",
    "Germany",
    "Denmark",
    "Spain",
    "Finland",
    "France",
    "Italy",
    "Poland",
    "Slovakia",
    "Sweden",
    "United Kingdom",
    "United States of America"
  ],
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "is_defense_prep_event": true,
    "links": [
      "https://twitter.com/Kaitsevagi/status/1786606681113112923"
    ],
    "notes": "Exercise features significant NATO and partner participation, focused on readiness in Estonia.",
    "title": "Spring Storm 2024 – Multinational military exercise in Estonia"
  },
  "description": "Estonian Defence Forces announce the start of the large-scale military exercise 'Spring Storm 2024', beginning May 6 and running until May 17. The exercise involves 14,000 participants (including reservists, the Defence League, and Allies) from Estonia, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, the UK, and the US.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-05-04T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot of an official Estonian Defence Forces social media announcement specifying dates, nations, and numbers.",
    "Official branding and multiple soldiers pictured in Estonian woodland, backing exercise credibility."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Military exercise Spring Storm begins on May 6 and runs until May 17. It features 14,000 participants, including reservists, the Defence League and Allies from Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, the UK and the US.",
    "Spring Storm 2024"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot of an official Estonian Defence Forces social media announcement specifying dates, nations, and numbers.",
            "Official branding and multiple soldiers pictured in Estonian woodland, backing exercise credibility."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Spring Storm 2024: 14,000 troops from Estonia and Allies launch large-scale exercise",
  "location_text": "Estonia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_346_1763923944_e670e9b0.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "?? Spring Storm military exercise announced.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://twitter.com/Kaitsevagi/status/1786606681113112923"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Massive multinational exercise 'Spring Storm 2024' starts in Estonia with Allies from NATO countries.",
  "url": "https://twitter.com/Kaitsevagi/status/1786606681113112923"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE;FI;PL",
  "Date": "4-May-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "?? Spring Storm military exercise announced. Military exercise Spring Storm begins on May 6 and runs until May 17. It features 14,000 participants, including reservists, the Defence League and Allies from Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, ?? Finland, France, Italy, ??  Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, the UK and the US.",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://twitter.com/Kaitsevagi/status/1786606681113112923",
  "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": "?? Spring Storm military exercise announced. ",
  "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)": ""
}