Event 435

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "PL-LT-LV-EE-FI",
    "RU"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple corroborating satellite images, geolocated site references, on-site activity timeline, and all-source open intelligence analysis presented by the researcher. The context and geographic detail support a high-confidence assignment.",
  "country": "Russia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "A thread analyzing the construction and recent expansion of a large radar dome site in Kaliningrad, Russia, providing satellite imagery, geolocation, and open-source assessments, with a focus on its military and strategic implications for the Baltic region.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-07-03T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Satellite images from 2023 and 2024 showing significant site changes.",
    "Geolocation: 'The much-discussed Russian radar dome shown by numerous OSINT accounts was found at 54.635 21.810'",
    "Discussion of military earthworks, new clearings, and probable function for 'early warning and monitoring.'",
    "'Kaliningrad radar dome expansion. Like more cleared security, infrastructure for trucks.'",
    "'See the location on Google Earth here. 54.635, 21.810.'"
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Kaliningrad RADAR DOME EXPANSION. Continuing earthworks. Further security area. Clearly a defence structure.",
    "The much-discussed Russian radar dome shown by numerous OSINT accounts was found at 54.635 21.810. Kaliningrad Oblast.",
    "Kaliningrad radar dome expansion. Like more cleared security, infrastructure for trucks.",
    "See the location on Google Earth here. 54.635, 21.810."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1808532715378970629.html"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Unknown Large Object In Construction",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Satellite images from 2023 and 2024 showing significant site changes.",
            "Geolocation: 'The much-discussed Russian radar dome shown by numerous OSINT accounts was found at 54.635 21.810'",
            "Discussion of military earthworks, new clearings, and probable function for 'early warning and monitoring.'",
            "'Kaliningrad radar dome expansion. Like more cleared security, infrastructure for trucks.'",
            "'See the location on Google Earth here. 54.635, 21.810.'"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "Satellite images show radial construction in ??Kaliningrad possibly for large antenna, 25km from ??Polish border. \"Kaliningrad Cookie Monster\"",
  "headline": "Kaliningrad RADAR DOME EXPANSION",
  "lat": 54.635,
  "location_text": "Kaliningrad, Russia",
  "lon": 21.81,
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_435_1763926950_a6977a69.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "1200m wide installation noted as suspicious near NATO border",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1808532715378970629.html"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Satellite imagery and open-source analysis reveal new construction and expansion of a major Russian radar dome facility in Kaliningrad, likely for military use.",
  "url": "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1808532715378970629.html"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Unknown Large Object in Construction",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "PL-LT-LV-EE-FI RU",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "BSR",
  "Date": "3-Jul-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://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1808532715378970629.html",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "Satellite images show radial construction in ??Kaliningrad possibly for large antenna, 25km from ??Polish border. \"Kaliningrad Cookie Monster\"",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "1200m wide installation noted as suspicious near NATO border",
  "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)": ""
}