Event 385

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "FI",
    "EE",
    "LV",
    "LT",
    "PL",
    "NO"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Official government statements, multiple country involvement, and concrete steps (UAV unit establishment, procurement, evacuation drills) reiterate the agreement's authenticity.",
  "countries": [
    "Lithuania",
    "Latvia",
    "Estonia",
    "Poland",
    "Finland",
    "Norway"
  ],
  "country": "Finland",
  "defense_prep": {
    "is_defense_prep_event": true,
    "links": [
      "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2281492/baltics-poland-finland-norway-agree-on-drone-wall-to-protect-borders"
    ],
    "notes": "Coordination of multi-state effort using drones and anti-drone systems for border security.",
    "title": "Regional drone wall border defense initiative"
  },
  "description": "Baltic states, Poland, Finland, and Norway have agreed to collaborate on a 'drone wall' to monitor and secure their external borders using unmanned aerial vehicles and anti-drone systems. This initiative aims to defend against provocations, smuggling, and drones from hostile countries.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-05-24T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Agreement among Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Finland, and Norway announced by government representatives.",
    "Initiative specifically described as stretching Norway to Poland and using drones/anti-drone tech for border defense.",
    "Details on Lithuania's preparations and new UAV unit confirmed by the Lithuanian Interior Minister.",
    "Commitment to further planning and international coordination on evacuation drills included."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Regional countries have agreed to create a “drone wall” to protect their external borders using unmanned aerial vehicles, Lithuanian Interior Minister Agnė Bilotaitė has said.",
    "This is a completely new thing – a drone wall stretching from Norway to Poland – and the goal is to use drones and other technologies to protect our borders...against provocations from unfriendly countries and to prevent smuggling.",
    "countries would use UAVs to monitor their border area, as well as anti-drone systems to stop drones from hostile countries being used for smuggling and provocations.",
    "Lithuania’s State Border Guard Service has recently established a UAV unit and is in the process of acquiring additional drones and anti-drone systems, she stressed.",
    "The ministers also agreed to organise joint evacuation drills in the countries involved, Bilotaitė said."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2281492/baltics-poland-finland-norway-agree-on-drone-wall-to-protect-borders"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Agreement among Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Finland, and Norway announced by government representatives.",
            "Initiative specifically described as stretching Norway to Poland and using drones/anti-drone tech for border defense.",
            "Details on Lithuania's preparations and new UAV unit confirmed by the Lithuanian Interior Minister.",
            "Commitment to further planning and international coordination on evacuation drills included."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Baltics, Poland, Finland, Norway agree on ‘drone wall’ to protect borders",
  "location_text": "Latvia (announcement location); External borders of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Finland, Norway",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_385_1763925316_812f9086.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Baltics, Poland, Finland, Norway agree on  drone wall  to protect borders (LRT)",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2281492/baltics-poland-finland-norway-agree-on-drone-wall-to-protect-borders"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Regional agreement on a coordinated 'drone wall' border protection initiative among Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Poland, Finland, and Norway.",
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2281492/baltics-poland-finland-norway-agree-on-drone-wall-to-protect-borders"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "FI EE LV LT PL NO",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;NO",
  "Date": "24-May-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "?? ???????? ????  Baltics, Poland, Finland, Norway agree on  drone wall  to protect borders (LRT)",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2281492/baltics-poland-finland-norway-agree-on-drone-wall-to-protect-borders",
  "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": "Baltics, Poland, Finland, Norway agree on  drone wall  to protect borders (LRT)",
  "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)": ""
}