Event 674

{
  "attack_type": "Airspace Violation",
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Russia",
    "LV",
    "Air"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Aviation",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Directly sourced from an official statement by Team Luftwaffe, including photos as evidence and a precise timestamp.",
  "countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "Russia",
    "Germany",
    "Austria"
  ],
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "A German Air Force quick reaction alert at VAPB (Lielvārde Air Base, Latvia) intercepted a Russian AN-72 aircraft before a handover to the Austrian Air Force as part of NATO Baltic Air Policing.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-11-30T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official Team Luftwaffe post reports Russian AN-72 interception by German QRA at VAPB, Latvia with image evidence and timestamp."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Kurz bevor die 🇦🇹 übernehmen, ist unsere Alarmrotte bei #VAPB in Lettland nochmal aufgestiegen und hat eine russische AN-72 abgefangen.",
    "2:33 PM · Nov 30, 2024"
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://x.com/Team_Luftwaffe/status/1862867519758811503"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Airspace Violation",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official Team Luftwaffe post reports Russian AN-72 interception by German QRA at VAPB, Latvia with image evidence and timestamp."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Germany",
      "link": "https://x.com/Team_Luftwaffe/status/1862867519758811503",
      "status": "Official Statement"
    }
  ],
  "headline": "German Air Force intercepts Russian AN-72 near Latvia before Baltic Air Policing handover",
  "is_continuous": false,
  "location_text": "VAPB (Lielvārde Air Base), Latvia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_674_1763934616_3d073a98.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Russian AN-72 intercepted over ??Latvia. Russian aircraft intercepted by NATO.  German Air Force confirmed interception. Ongoing pattern.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/Team_Luftwaffe/status/1862867519758811503"
  ],
  "summary_short": "German Air Force quick reaction alert intercepted a Russian AN-72 in Latvian airspace before Austrian Baltic Air Policing rotation.",
  "url": "https://x.com/Team_Luftwaffe/status/1862867519758811503"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Airspace violation",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LV Air",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "30-Nov-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": "??Russian AN-72 intercepted over ??Latvia. Russian aircraft intercepted by NATO.  German Air Force confirmed interception. Ongoing pattern. ",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Russian AN-72 intercepted over ?? Latvia",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/Team_Luftwaffe/status/1862867519758811503",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}