Event 492

{
  "category": "InfoOps",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple pieces of direct evidence are provided in the form of graffiti photos and incident description, as well as references to Belarusian state media coverage and commentary by Belarusian Hajunproject, a credible OSINT source.",
  "countries": [
    "Lithuania",
    "Belarus"
  ],
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Unattributed individuals left anti-Lithuanian graffiti and vandalized a shop in Vilnius, Lithuania, allegedly as Belarusian provocations to stoke ethnic hatred.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-08-01T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshots of graffiti on building and shop windows with anti-Lithuanian and anti-Belarusian messages",
    "Narrative of Belarusian state media referencing the incident",
    "Direct statement from Belarusian Hajunproject attributing tactics to Belarusian services"
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Another attempt of Lukashenka's special services to incite ethnic hatred in Lithuania.",
    "In the center of Vilnius, right on the building of EHU, unknown people left an inscription ... 'Tikhonovskaya, get out of our city.'",
    "Last week, unknown people attacked the souvenir store of former Belarusian political prisoner Zmitser Furmanau. They broke the windows, the door, and left an inscription in Lithuanian 'Go back home, Belarusian swines' (again with spelling mistakes).",
    "\"This is fine propaganda's narrative: 'Belarusians are hated everywhere, only in Belarus, even if you are dissident, you will be regime'\""
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Propaganda Grafitti",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshots of graffiti on building and shop windows with anti-Lithuanian and anti-Belarusian messages",
            "Narrative of Belarusian state media referencing the incident",
            "Direct statement from Belarusian Hajunproject attributing tactics to Belarusian services"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LT"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Another attempt of Lukashenka's special services to incite ethnic hatred in Lithuania",
  "location_text": "Vilnius, near EHU building",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_492_1763928700_78983056.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Propaganda Graffiti in Vilnius center",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1819017506863956144.html"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Graffiti and vandalism incidents in Vilnius attributed to Belarusian provocateurs, aiming to incite ethnic hatred.",
  "url": "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1819017506863956144.html"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LT",
  "Attack Type": "propaganda grafitti",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LT",
  "Date": "1-Aug-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)": " ",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Propaganda Graffiti in Vilnius center",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Vilnius Center graffiti spotted",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1819017506863956144.html",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}