Event 476

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "PL",
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Headline, summary, and quoted operation details from the article and screenshot provide direct evidence of Poland's airspace defense measures in response to Russian actions.",
  "countries": [
    "Poland",
    "Russia",
    "Belarus",
    "Ukraine"
  ],
  "country": "Poland",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/07/25/poland-launches-operation-to-strengthen-airspace-in-response-to-russian-aggression/"
    ],
    "title": "??Poland launches airspace defense initiative vs ??Russia. Poland has launched a new operation to strengthen the defence of its airspace along its borders with ??Russia, ??Belarus and Ukraine, in particular from low-flying drones."
  },
  "description": "Poland has launched a new operation, named Eastern Aurora, to strengthen the defense of its airspace along its borders with Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine in response to increased Russian aggression, including airspace violations and drone incursions.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-07-25T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official announcement of the launch of the Eastern Aurora operation by the Polish military.",
    "Cited previous airspace violations by Russian missiles, observation balloons, and Belarusian helicopters.",
    "The operation explicitly aims to address increased Russian aggression and related risks.",
    "Focus on protection from drones and other low and very low altitude objects at the border."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Poland has launched a new operation to strengthen the defence of its airspace along its borders with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, in particular from low-flying drones.",
    "The operation, named Eastern Aurora, is 'in direct response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine', which 'has increased the risk of violation of Polish airspace', says the government command of Poland’s armed forces.",
    "Since the beginning of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Polish airspace has been violated several times, including by Russian missiles and observation balloons, as well as Belarusian helicopters.",
    "Polish military command announced that the main objective of the Eastern Aurora operation, which will begin on 1 August, will be to protect Poland’s airspace from objects that eventually violate its borders.",
    "A particular target will be objects flying at low and very low altitudes, which is typical for drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles, they added."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official announcement of the launch of the Eastern Aurora operation by the Polish military.",
            "Cited previous airspace violations by Russian missiles, observation balloons, and Belarusian helicopters.",
            "The operation explicitly aims to address increased Russian aggression and related risks.",
            "Focus on protection from drones and other low and very low altitude objects at the border."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Poland launches operation to strengthen airspace “in response to Russian aggression”",
  "location_text": "Poland, borders with Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_476_1763928245_46b183c1.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Poland launches airspace defense initiative",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/07/25/poland-launches-operation-to-strengthen-airspace-in-response-to-russian-aggression/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Poland activates the 'Eastern Aurora' operation to reinforce and monitor its airspace near borders with Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, citing increased Russian threats.",
  "url": "https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/07/25/poland-launches-operation-to-strengthen-airspace-in-response-to-russian-aggression/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "PL Air",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "PL",
  "Date": "25-Jul-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Poland launches airspace defense initiative vs ??Russia. Poland has launched a new operation to strengthen the defence of its airspace along its borders with ??Russia, ??Belarus and Ukraine, in particular from low-flying drones.",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/07/25/poland-launches-operation-to-strengthen-airspace-in-response-to-russian-aggression/",
  "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": "??Poland launches airspace defense initiative",
  "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)": ""
}