Event 720

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Electrical",
    "to",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Direct statements from Elering's Chairman and published details provide clear, high-confidence support.",
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://news.err.ee/1609561244/elering-we-will-disconnect-from-russian-grid-even-if-connections-are-interrupted"
    ],
    "title": "??Elering confirms disconnection from Russian grid in February."
  },
  "description": "Estonia's electricity transmission system operator Elering has announced it will continue plans to disconnect from the Russian electricity grid even if the connections via EstLink 1 and EstLink 2 are interrupted. Current repairs to EstLink 2 are expected to take around seven months, but this will not delay Estonia's synchronization with the continental European grid.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-12-27T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official statement by Elering's Chairman in a media interview.",
    "Description of the current status of EstLink 2 and its repair timeline."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Estonia's plans to desynchronize from the Russian electricity grid will not be delayed even if both EstLink 1 and 2 are interrupted, said Elering's Chairman of the Board Kalle Kilk.",
    "EstLink 2 is broken and repairs will take around seven months.",
    "Even if these connections are not yet restored, our move to the continental grid will not be delayed."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609561244/elering-we-will-disconnect-from-russian-grid-even-if-connections-are-interrupted"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official statement by Elering's Chairman in a media interview.",
            "Description of the current status of EstLink 2 and its repair timeline."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Elering: We will disconnect from Russian grid even if connections are interrupted",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_720_1763936225_44d0a945.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Defense Prep Energy Independence. ??Elering: disconnection to Russian energy grid to proceed regardless of external events.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609561244/elering-we-will-disconnect-from-russian-grid-even-if-connections-are-interrupted"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Elering confirms Estonia's plan to disconnect from the Russian electricity grid will continue as scheduled, even amid disruptions to the EstLink cables.",
  "url": "https://news.err.ee/1609561244/elering-we-will-disconnect-from-russian-grid-even-if-connections-are-interrupted"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "Electrical to Russia",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE",
  "Date": "27-Dec-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Elering confirms disconnection from Russian grid in February.",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://news.err.ee/1609561244/elering-we-will-disconnect-from-russian-grid-even-if-connections-are-interrupted",
  "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": "Defense Prep Energy Independence. ??Elering: disconnection to Russian energy grid to proceed regardless of external events. ",
  "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)": ""
}