Event 772

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "LV-RU"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Details about the contract, participants, scope, and technological components are clearly cited in the article and visible on the screenshot. The signing date, actors, and overarching aims are explicitly stated.",
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/20.02.2025-contract-signed-to-put-surveillance-systems-on-latvian-russian-border.a588597/"
    ],
    "title": "Surveillance to be deployed on ??LV-??RU border"
  },
  "description": "Latvia has signed a contract for the design, construction, and supervision of automated technological border surveillance infrastructure at the external land border with Russia. The infrastructure will include fencing, automated surveillance systems, and other technological solutions to secure the Latvian-Russian border.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-02-20T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official announcement of contract signing between Citrus Solutions and LVRTC for border surveillance infrastructure.",
    "Plans for real-time detection, threat response, and technological modernization along 283 kilometers of external border."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The design and construction company Citrus Solutions has signed five cooperation agreements with the Latvian State Radio and Television Centre (LVRTC) for the design, construction, and supervision of automated technological border surveillance infrastructure at the external land border between Latvia and Russia, the company said on February 20.",
    "The infrastructure needed to secure the external land border includes not only fencing and movement infrastructure for border guards but also a technological infrastructure for border surveillance that will provide a response capability appropriate to today's threat types - surveillance equipment, presence detection systems and related infrastructure and other technological solutions.",
    "The new lines will cover almost the entire 283-kilometer border with Russia. Less than 5 kilometers will remain without the fence, which are border lakes, checkpoints, and similar places where other solutions are relevant."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official announcement of contract signing between Citrus Solutions and LVRTC for border surveillance infrastructure.",
            "Plans for real-time detection, threat response, and technological modernization along 283 kilometers of external border."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Contract signed to put surveillance systems on Latvian-Russian border",
  "location_text": "Latvian-Russian border",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_772_1763937936_08b5b9fc.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Latvia signs deal to monitor Russian border with new systems",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/20.02.2025-contract-signed-to-put-surveillance-systems-on-latvian-russian-border.a588597/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Latvia contracts for the installation of advanced surveillance systems and infrastructure on the border with Russia, aiming to boost security and monitoring capabilities.",
  "url": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/20.02.2025-contract-signed-to-put-surveillance-systems-on-latvian-russian-border.a588597/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LV-RU",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV",
  "Date": "20-Feb-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Surveillance to be deployed on ??LV-??RU border",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://eng.lsm.lv/article/society/defense/20.02.2025-contract-signed-to-put-surveillance-systems-on-latvian-russian-border.a588597/",
  "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": "??Latvia signs deal to monitor Russian border with new systems",
  "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)": ""
}