Event 564

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "LV-BY"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Source is Latvian Public Media with photographic evidence and official statements from 'State Real Estate' (VNĪ). The information is detailed, includes purpose, funding, and technical specifics.",
  "countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Belarus"
  ],
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/13.09.2024-four-surveillance-towers-erected-on-latvian-belarusian-border.a568694/"
    ],
    "title": "Four surveillance towers erected on ??Latvian-??Belarus border"
  },
  "description": "Four out of six border surveillance towers have been installed in the Daugava river section near the Latvian-Belarusian border to strengthen monitoring and identification of illegal border crossing and violations.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-09-13T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Four surveillance towers erected on the Latvian-Belarusian border",
    "State Real Estate (VNĪ) confirmed ongoing border security works",
    "Project funded partly by the European Union Fund and Latvian state budget"
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Four out of six towers for border surveillance have been installed in the Daugava river section near the Latvian-Belarusian border...",
    "The construction of the towers will contribute to more effective and efficient control of the state border, and timely identification of cases of illegal border crossing and the violations in the border area.",
    "The Latvian-Belarusian border fence was completed in July and is 143 kilometers long."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/13.09.2024-four-surveillance-towers-erected-on-latvian-belarusian-border.a568694/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Four surveillance towers erected on the Latvian-Belarusian border",
            "State Real Estate (VNĪ) confirmed ongoing border security works",
            "Project funded partly by the European Union Fund and Latvian state budget"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Four surveillance towers erected on Latvian-Belarusian border",
  "location_text": "Daugava river section, Latvian-Belarusian border",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_564_1763931040_8c943863.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Four surveillance towers erected on ??Latvian-??Belarus border",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/13.09.2024-four-surveillance-towers-erected-on-latvian-belarusian-border.a568694/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Latvia has erected four new surveillance towers on its border with Belarus to strengthen monitoring and deter illegal crossings.",
  "url": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/13.09.2024-four-surveillance-towers-erected-on-latvian-belarusian-border.a568694/"
}

{
  "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": "13-Sep-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Four surveillance towers erected on ??Latvian-??Belarus border",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/13.09.2024-four-surveillance-towers-erected-on-latvian-belarusian-border.a568694/",
  "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": "Four surveillance towers erected on ??Latvian-??Belarus border",
  "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)": ""
}