Event 573

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Russia",
    "BSR",
    "Air"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Aviation",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Official post from Latvian Air Force account with specific details and operational hashtags; date and incident specifics evident from the post and screenshot.",
  "countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Russia",
    "Baltic Sea Region",
    "Unknown"
  ],
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "On September 20th and 21st, six Russian aircraft without flight plans or active transponders were identified over the Baltic Sea region. Latvian-deployed Baltic Air Policing Eurofighter jets responded, intercepted the violating aircraft, issued warnings, and escorted them away.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-09-22T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Post by Latvian Air Force (Gaisa spēki) on X stating six Russian aircraft with no flight plan or transponders identified over the Baltic Sea region on 20th and 21st September; NATO Baltic Air Policing Eurofighters deployed to intercept and escort.",
    "Screenshot contains post timestamp: 6:02 PM · Sep 21, 2024."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Virs Baltijas jūras reģiona 20. un 21.septembrī tika identificēti seši 🇷🇺 lidaparāti bez lidojuma plāna un ieslēgtiem transponderiem.",
    "🇱🇻 izvietotie #balticairpolicing iznīcinātāji #eurofighter devās lidojumā, kurā pārkāpējus brīdināja un pavadīja."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Airspace Violation / Interception",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Post by Latvian Air Force (Gaisa spēki) on X stating six Russian aircraft with no flight plan or transponders identified over the Baltic Sea region on 20th and 21st September; NATO Baltic Air Policing Eurofighters deployed to intercept and escort.",
            "Screenshot contains post timestamp: 6:02 PM · Sep 21, 2024."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Russian military aircraft identified over Baltic Sea region; intercepted by Baltic Air Policing jets",
  "location_text": "Baltic Sea region",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_573_1763931334_463f815d.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Six ??Russian aircraft without flight plan detected over Baltic Sea escorted by NATO fighters",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/gaisa_speki/status/1837553080788799838"
  ],
  "url": "https://x.com/gaisa_speki/status/1837553080788799838"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Airspace violation / interception",
  "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": "BSR;Air",
  "Date": "22-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)": "",
  "NOTES": "Six ??Russian aircraft without flight plan detected over Baltic Sea escorted by NATO fighters",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Six ??Russian aircraft without flight plan detected over Baltic Sea escorted by NATO fighters",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/gaisa_speki/status/1837553080788799838",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}