Event 572

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Russia",
    "LV",
    "BSR"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Sea"
  ],
  "category": "Espionage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Post contains specific timestamp, coordinates, callsign, and movement details derived from open radio transmission report. Sighting is corroborated by a cross-posted report. High specificity increases confidence.",
  "countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "An unidentified Russian Naval vessel was detected off the coast of Latvia, transmitting a weather/position report at 06:26 UTC from coordinates 56.4N 20.1E and traveling north at 6-10 knots.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-09-21T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot of social media post citing signals intelligence of Russian naval position and movement.",
    "Timestamped report with geolocation and speed data."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Russian Naval vessel off the coast of Latvia.",
    "At 0626UTC unidentified Russian Naval vessel - UCCC7- sent weather/position report indicating that it was at 56.4N 20.1E and was travelling N at 6-10 knots."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Naval Intelligence / Reconnaissance",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot of social media post citing signals intelligence of Russian naval position and movement.",
            "Timestamped report with geolocation and speed data."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Russian Naval vessel off the coast of Latvia.",
  "lat": 56.4,
  "location_text": "off the coast of Latvia",
  "lon": 20.1,
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_572_1763931310_ccd37cb2.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Russian Naval vessel off coast of ??Latvia reporting position",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/balticjam/status/1837384142423568802"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Unidentified Russian Naval vessel transmitted position just off Latvia's coast, moving north.",
  "url": "https://x.com/balticjam/status/1837384142423568802"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Naval intelligence / reconnaissance",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LV BSR",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "21-Sep-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)": "56.4, 20.1",
  "NOTES": "??Russian Naval vessel off coast of ??Latvia reporting position",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Russian Naval vessel off coast of ??Latvia reporting position",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/balticjam/status/1837384142423568802",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}