Event 488

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "LV-BY"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Direct official communication from Latvia's National Armed Forces account, contains photographic and source attribution evidence.",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://x.com/Latvijas_armija/status/1818607921049034921"
    ],
    "title": "??Latvia installs anti-mobility barriers along ??Belarus border"
  },
  "description": "Latvia is reinforcing its eastern border at more than 20 locations with anti-mobility barriers including 'dragon's teeth', barricades, wire obstacles, concrete blocks, and HESCO baskets, as explained by the NAF Joint Staff engineer inspector, Lieutenant Colonel Kaspars Lazdiņš.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-07-31T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Image shows NAF officer in front of anti-mobility obstacles.",
    "Timestamp and source verified from official X (Twitter) post."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Latvijas austrumu pierobežā vairāk nekā 20 vietās šobrīd tiek uzkrāti pretmobilitātes šķēršļi – 'pūķa zobi', prettanku eži, dzeloņdrāts, betona bloki un HESCO grozi. Tā skaidro NBS Apvienotā štāba inženierinspektors pulkvežleitnants Kaspars Lazdiņš."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://x.com/Latvijas_armija/status/1818607921049034921"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Image shows NAF officer in front of anti-mobility obstacles.",
            "Timestamp and source verified from official X (Twitter) post."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Latvia reinforces eastern border with anti-mobility barriers at over 20 sites",
  "location_text": "Latvia's eastern border",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_488_1763928569_2b20328e.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Latvia installs anti-mobility barriers along ??Belarus border. Over 20 locations reinforced with barbed wire, HESCOs, etc.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/Latvijas_armija/status/1818607921049034921"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Latvia is strengthening its eastern border by deploying anti-mobility obstacles at over 20 locations.",
  "url": "https://x.com/Latvijas_armija/status/1818607921049034921"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LV-BY",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "31-Jul-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Latvia installs anti-mobility barriers along ??Belarus border",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/Latvijas_armija/status/1818607921049034921",
  "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": "??Latvia installs anti-mobility barriers along ??Belarus border. Over 20 locations reinforced with barbed wire, HESCOs, etc.",
  "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)": ""
}