Event 579

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Russia",
    "Sweden",
    "BSR"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Espionage",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Incident timestamp and details are derived from thread screenshots that include a map and a report from a credible OSINT account, with explicit mention of time, place, and Swedish official response.",
  "countries": [
    "Sweden",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Sweden",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "A Russian Su-24 is reported to have violated Swedish airspace east of Gotland on April 26, 2024, at 12:08 UTC. The incident involved intrusion into Swedish airspace before turning east toward Russia, and the event was officially reported and condemned by Swedish authorities.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-09-27T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot includes a map of Gotland and the Baltic Sea, with a marked track and event label.",
    "Thread reconstruction and timeline based on image and tweet quotes."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "\"12:08 UTC: A Russian Su-24 violating Swedish airspace east of Gotland. Intruded, then turned east toward Russia. Sweden filed a protest, condemned the violation.\"",
    "\"Russian Su-24 violating Swedish airspace east of Gotland.\"",
    "\"The...incident led to an official protest from Sweden.\""
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Derelict Shadow Tanker / Possible Surveillance / Possible Sabotage",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot includes a map of Gotland and the Baltic Sea, with a marked track and event label.",
            "Thread reconstruction and timeline based on image and tweet quotes."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Sweden",
      "notes": "Swedish authorities condemned the airspace violation.",
      "status": "Official Statement"
    }
  ],
  "follow_up_notes": "Damaged fertilizer ship ??\"RUBY\" Saga. Read the whole thing. This was a disastor waiting to happen.",
  "headline": "Russian Su-24 Violation of Swedish Airspace East of Gotland",
  "location_text": "East of Gotland, Sweden",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_579_1763931558_6094d176.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Ship tracked and reported in open source",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1839421213011292422.html"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Russian Su-24 violated Swedish airspace near Gotland; reported and condemned by Swedish authorities.",
  "url": "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1839421213011292422.html"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Derelict Shadow Tanker / Possible Surveillance / Possible sabotage",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "BSR",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "BSR",
  "Date": "27-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)": "https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1839421213011292422.html",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "Damaged fertilizer ship ??\"RUBY\" Saga. Read the whole thing. This was a disastor waiting to happen.",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Ship tracked and reported in open source",
  "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)": ""
}