Event 741

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "LV-BY"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Event details, investments, infrastructure specifics, and purpose of the fence are explicitly detailed in the article and visible in the screenshot.",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/17.01.2025-what-has-changed-on-latvian-belarusian-border-with-the-fence.a584012/"
    ],
    "title": "??Latvia-??Belarus border fence update"
  },
  "description": "Latvia has completed construction of a new fence and supporting infrastructure on its border with Belarus. The project aims to ensure rapid response to border incidents and increase border security, particularly in the context of recent hybrid-warfare activities involving irregular migration and possible border violations. The new border infrastructure includes patrol platforms, vehicles paths, and integrated surveillance systems.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-01-17T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "The article headline and content both state completion of the Latvian-Belarusian border fence and added infrastructure, citing 220 cases of previous fence damage and increased border incidents.",
    "Quotes detail the physical security improvements, technological upgrades, and expenses, connecting them to border security and rapid incident response capabilities.",
    "Specific countermeasures such as rapid deployment paths, surveillance, and multi-layered obstacles are mentioned in both main text and captions."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Last summer, the fence on the border between Latvia and Belarus was completed.",
    "Platforms and paths have been built to ensure rapid movement of border guards in the marshy area.",
    "The fence and the adjacent access roads and walkways will make the border guards' work more comfortable and mobile.",
    "\"If fence is routinely being thus solved, it opens an opportunity to deploy clever people at the border and increases use of resources.\"",
    "The new fence is also equipped with integrated video surveillance.",
    "Last year, more than 220 cases of fence damage were recorded on the border with Belarus.",
    "125 million euros have been spent on the construction of the fence and surrounding infrastructure on the Latvian-Belarusian border."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "The article headline and content both state completion of the Latvian-Belarusian border fence and added infrastructure, citing 220 cases of previous fence damage and increased border incidents.",
            "Quotes detail the physical security improvements, technological upgrades, and expenses, connecting them to border security and rapid incident response capabilities.",
            "Specific countermeasures such as rapid deployment paths, surveillance, and multi-layered obstacles are mentioned in both main text and captions."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "What has changed on Latvian-Belarusian border with the fence?",
  "location_text": "Latvian-Belarusian border",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_741_1763936942_6e7ea319.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Border hardening, improved defense",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/17.01.2025-what-has-changed-on-latvian-belarusian-border-with-the-fence.a584012/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Latvia finalizes extensive border fence and infrastructure upgrade on the border with Belarus, aimed at countering irregular migration and enhancing border security.",
  "url": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/17.01.2025-what-has-changed-on-latvian-belarusian-border-with-the-fence.a584012/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LV-BY",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "17-Jan-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Latvia-??Belarus border fence update",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/17.01.2025-what-has-changed-on-latvian-belarusian-border-with-the-fence.a584012/",
  "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": "??Border hardening, improved defense",
  "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)": ""
}