Event 622

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "EE",
    "LV",
    "LT",
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The report comes from the Lithuanian national broadcaster citing official statements from Litgrid and government decisions. Direct quotes are included, and timing is well described.",
  "countries": [
    "Lithuania",
    "Russia",
    "Belarus",
    "Latvia",
    "Estonia"
  ],
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2397035/lithuania-to-dismantle-power-lines-with-russia-belarus-in-2025-says-tso"
    ],
    "title": "Power transmission lines with ??Russia and ??Belarus will be disconnected in February next year as part of the synchronisation of the ??????Baltic energy systems with Western Europe and will be dismantled afterwards"
  },
  "description": "Lithuania will disconnect and dismantle power transmission lines with Russia and Belarus in 2025 as part of synchronizing the Baltic energy system with Western Europe, according to the national transmission system operator Litgrid.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-10-26T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Headline, timestamp, and direct government/TSO statement visible in screenshot and main text.",
    "Details on schedule, affected infrastructure, and international notifications."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Power transmission lines with Russia and Belarus will be disconnected in February next year as part of the synchronisation of the Baltic energy systems with Western Europe and will be dismantled afterwards, the Lithuanian electricity transmission system operator Litgrid has said.",
    "\"All the lines will be disconnected on February 8, 2025, when the BRELL agreement ... expires. Dismantling work will start immediately afterwards,\" Litgrid told BNS in a comment.",
    "the government on Wednesday removed seven 330-kilovolt links with Russia and Belarus from the list of assets and facilities important for national security.",
    "The Baltic networks are expected to be synchronised with continental European networks on February 8 next year.",
    "The Baltic TSOs informed Russia and Belarus back in July about the non-renewal of the BRELL contract and their withdrawal from it as of February 2025."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Headline, timestamp, and direct government/TSO statement visible in screenshot and main text.",
            "Details on schedule, affected infrastructure, and international notifications."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Lithuania to dismantle power lines with Russia, Belarus in 2025, says TSO",
  "location_text": "Lithuania",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_622_1763933031_2f47d10a.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Power transmission lines with ??Russia and ??Belarus will be disconnected in February next year",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2397035/lithuania-to-dismantle-power-lines-with-russia-belarus-in-2025-says-tso"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Lithuania will disconnect and dismantle electricity interconnections with Russia and Belarus in early 2025, aligning its grid with continental Europe.",
  "url": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2397035/lithuania-to-dismantle-power-lines-with-russia-belarus-in-2025-says-tso"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "EE LV LT Air",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE;LV;LT",
  "Date": "26-Oct-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Power transmission lines with ??Russia and ??Belarus will be disconnected in February next year as part of the synchronisation of the ??????Baltic energy systems with Western Europe and will be dismantled afterwards",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2397035/lithuania-to-dismantle-power-lines-with-russia-belarus-in-2025-says-tso",
  "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": "Power transmission lines with ??Russia and ??Belarus will be disconnected in February next year",
  "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)": ""
}