Event 446

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "LT-BY-RU"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Direct confirmation from Lithuanian government statements and Ministry of Defence sources as quoted in the article and visible in the screenshot; financial allocations and detailed infrastructure plans are well-documented.",
  "countries": [
    "Lithuania",
    "Belarus",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {
    "is_defense_prep_event": true,
    "links": [
      "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2314245/lithuania-to-spend-eur17-5m-to-fortify-border-with-russia-belarus"
    ],
    "notes": "Implementation of counter-mobility measures and adaptation of key border infrastructure.",
    "title": "Lithuania border fortification funding and works 2024-2027"
  },
  "description": "The Lithuanian government will invest €17.5 million over three years to fortify its borders with Russia and Belarus, focusing on counter-mobility measures and infrastructure adaptation, as part of an ongoing response to military and hybrid threats.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-07-09T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Details of the spending, implementation timeline, and specific defensive measures are laid out in the article and the visible screenshot.",
    "Mention of contracts signed for counter-mobility equipment with delivery to 28 sites.",
    "Statement from Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas on the timing of fortification work."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The Lithuanian government plans to allocate around 17.5 million euros over three years for counter-mobility measures and infrastructure adaptation, with up to 3 million euros to be spent this year.",
    "The plan is to install counter-mobility parks at locations designated by the Lithuanian Armed Forces along the border with Belarus and Russia’s Kaliningrad region by April 1, 2025.",
    "By November 2025, reserve barriers are to be installed on roads of national importance and approaches to bridges.",
    "The implementation of these measures is being financed from the Defence Ministry’s budget allocations this year, with up to 3 million euros earmarked for this purpose.",
    "The leaders of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, and Poland last week signed a letter calling on the European Union to build a defence line along the bloc’s eastern border with Russia and Belarus."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Details of the spending, implementation timeline, and specific defensive measures are laid out in the article and the visible screenshot.",
            "Mention of contracts signed for counter-mobility equipment with delivery to 28 sites.",
            "Statement from Defence Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas on the timing of fortification work."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Lithuania to spend €17.5m to fortify border with Russia, Belarus",
  "location_text": "Border with Belarus and Russia's Kaliningrad region",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_446_1763927302_4c845f43.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Concrete structures and defense engineering works",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2314245/lithuania-to-spend-eur17-5m-to-fortify-border-with-russia-belarus"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Lithuania plans to strengthen its borders with Russia and Belarus by installing counter-mobility parks and fortifying border areas by 2027.",
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2314245/lithuania-to-spend-eur17-5m-to-fortify-border-with-russia-belarus"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LT-BY-RU",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LT",
  "Date": "9-Jul-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Lithuania commits  17.5M to fortify border with ??Belarus and ??Russia",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2314245/lithuania-to-spend-eur17-5m-to-fortify-border-with-russia-belarus",
  "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": "Concrete structures and defense engineering works",
  "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)": ""
}