Event 538

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "BSR",
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Flight track, platform, and targets are clearly identified via screenshot and post text; the surveillance intent is explicitly stated.",
  "countries": [
    "United Kingdom",
    "Russia",
    "Norway",
    "Sweden",
    "Unknown",
    "Baltic Sea Region"
  ],
  "country": "United Kingdom",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1827600989567803405.html"
    ],
    "title": "FORTE16 drone surveils ??Kola & St. Petersburg"
  },
  "description": "A US RQ-4 drone (FORTE16) conducted a surveillance flight from RAF Fairford over the Baltic and Barents regions, surveilling Kola Peninsula and near St Petersburg, Russia.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-08-25T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot showing flight path of drone FORTE16 from RAF Fairford towards St Petersburg region via Kola, timestamped 06:53 UTC.",
    "Mention of surveillance targets and home base in post text."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "FORTE16 from her new home port, RAF Fairford surveilling Kola and St Petersburg.",
    "flightradar24",
    "06:53 UTC"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot showing flight path of drone FORTE16 from RAF Fairford towards St Petersburg region via Kola, timestamped 06:53 UTC.",
            "Mention of surveillance targets and home base in post text."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "FORTE16 from her new home port, RAF Fairford surveilling Kola and St Petersburg.",
  "location_text": "RAF Fairford; Kola Peninsula; St Petersburg",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_538_1763930284_6a9a2973.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Good air surveilling. Maybe also used to support UA targeting?",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1827600989567803405.html"
  ],
  "summary_short": "USAF RQ-4 drone FORTE16 flew from RAF Fairford to surveil Russian regions including Kola and St Petersburg.",
  "url": "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1827600989567803405.html"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "BSR Air",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "Air;BSR",
  "Date": "25-Aug-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "FORTE16 drone surveils ??Kola & St. Petersburg",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1827600989567803405.html",
  "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": "Good air surveilling. Maybe also used to support UA targeting?",
  "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)": ""
}