Event 716

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Finland",
    "Estonia",
    "FI",
    "EE",
    "BSR"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Undersea",
    "Sabotage"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "countries": [
    "Finland",
    "Estonia",
    "Baltic Sea Region"
  ],
  "country": "Finland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "The Estlink 2 power cable between Finland and Estonia has stopped functioning, resulting in a disruption of electricity supply between the countries. Authorities have launched an investigation; sabotage cannot be ruled out.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-12-26T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Svenska Yle article headline and text confirm the outage and that sabotage is under investigation.",
    "Article graphics and location details confirm it concerns the undersea Estlink 2 cable between Finland and Estonia.",
    "Quotes from officials included in the article state sabotage cannot be excluded and give investigation status."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Elkabel mellan Finland och Estland ur funktion: 'Sabotage kan inte uteslutas'",
    "Polisen och Gränsbevakningsväsendet utreder ett fel i elkabeln Estlink 2 mellan Finland och Estland.",
    "Felet uppdagades på juldagseftermiddagen och har lett till att eltillförseln mellan länderna är bruten.",
    "\"Sabotage kan inte uteslutas\", säger myndigheterna.",
    "Strömavbrottet i elkabeln mellan Finland och Estland utreds som ett misstänkt sabotage."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Svenska Yle article headline and text confirm the outage and that sabotage is under investigation.",
            "Article graphics and location details confirm it concerns the undersea Estlink 2 cable between Finland and Estonia.",
            "Quotes from officials included in the article state sabotage cannot be excluded and give investigation status."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "Investigation by ??Fingrid and police. Chinese vessel Xin Xin Tian 2 seen at cable break time.",
  "headline": "Elkabel mellan Finland och Estland ur funktion: ”Sabotage kan inte uteslutas”",
  "location_text": "Estlink 2, between Finland and Estonia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_716_1763936070_b4ef2ffa.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Finnish grid operator Fingrid  reports Estlink 2 down at 12:26pm; sabotage possible.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://yle.fi/a/7-10069696"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Estlink 2 power cable disruption cuts electricity supply between Finland and Estonia; sabotage not excluded.",
  "url": "https://yle.fi/a/7-10069696"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "FI EE BSR",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "FI;EE;BSR",
  "Date": "26-Dec-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://yle.fi/a/7-10069696",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "Investigation by ??Fingrid and police. Chinese vessel Xin Xin Tian 2 seen at cable break time.  ",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "??Finnish grid operator Fingrid  reports Estlink 2 down at 12:26pm; sabotage possible. ",
  "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)": ""
}