Event 747

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Direct statements from named Latvian officials and quantitative data are presented in a reputable national news source. The date of the article and reported official statistics confirm the event context.",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/22.01.2025-latvia-is-home-to-fewer-russian-citizens-than-before-war.a584634/"
    ],
    "title": "Number of ??Russians in ??Latvia declines"
  },
  "description": "Latvia reports a significant decrease in the number of Russian citizens and residents following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The latest data shows that the total number of Russian citizens living in Latvia has decreased by nearly 10,000 since the end of 2021.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-01-22T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Latvian Television reported on January 21 that the number of Russian citizens in Latvia has decreased significantly since the start of the Ukraine war.",
    "Official statement by Maira Roze, head of the Office for Citizenship and Migration Affairs.",
    "Residence permit and immigrant data discussed at a meeting of the Saeima Subcommittee on Internal Security."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "\"Compared to the pre-war period, i.e. December 31, 2021 and December 31 last year, our total number has decreased by almost 10,000,\" said Roze.",
    "\"During the period, the number of Russian citizens living in Latvia has fallen from 51,000 to 41,000.\"",
    "\"The majority of immigrants with residence permits were Russian citizens, but since the aggressive invasion of Ukraine, their number has decreased significantly.\""
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/22.01.2025-latvia-is-home-to-fewer-russian-citizens-than-before-war.a584634/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Latvian Television reported on January 21 that the number of Russian citizens in Latvia has decreased significantly since the start of the Ukraine war.",
            "Official statement by Maira Roze, head of the Office for Citizenship and Migration Affairs.",
            "Residence permit and immigrant data discussed at a meeting of the Saeima Subcommittee on Internal Security."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LV"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Latvia is home to fewer Russian citizens than before war",
  "location_text": "Latvia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_747_1763937149_a271a5a9.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Population of ??Russian citizens down to 41K from 51K",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/22.01.2025-latvia-is-home-to-fewer-russian-citizens-than-before-war.a584634/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "The number of Russian citizens in Latvia has dropped sharply since Russia's aggressive invasion of Ukraine, reportedly decreasing by almost 10,000 between December 2021 and December 2024.",
  "url": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/22.01.2025-latvia-is-home-to-fewer-russian-citizens-than-before-war.a584634/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LV",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "22-Jan-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Number of ??Russians in ??Latvia declines",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/society/22.01.2025-latvia-is-home-to-fewer-russian-citizens-than-before-war.a584634/",
  "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": "??Population of ??Russian citizens down to 41K from 51K",
  "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)": ""
}