Event 832

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Lithuania",
    "Belarus",
    "LT-BY"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Land"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Contained direct official information about Lithuanian government decisions, specific locations and affected date.",
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://kresy24.pl/litwa-to-zrobila-od-16-kwietnia-zmiany-na-granicy/"
    ],
    "title": "??Lithuania restricts traffic at Soleczniki and Miedniki border crossings with ??Belarus."
  },
  "description": "From April 16, 2024, Lithuania will restrict traffic at two active border crossings with Belarus, allowing crossing only for cars at the Soleczniki and Miedniki checkpoints. The decision is due to security concerns and increased migration pressure.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-04-16T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official announcement by Lithuanian government effective April 16, 2024 to restrict crossings at Soleczniki and Miedniki to cars only.",
    "Measures taken as a response to increased attempts at illegal border crossings since March 2024 and security rationale."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "16 kwietnia rząd litewski podjął decyzję o ograniczeniu ruchu na dwóch czynnych na razie przejściach granicznych „Soleczniki” i „Miedniki” — to jedyne otwarte punkty na granicy z Białorusią.",
    "Od strony litewskiej przez punkty kontrolne „Soleczniki” i „Miedniki” przejeżdżać wyłącznie samochody.",
    "Litewski rząd podjął decyzję o wprowadzeniu ograniczeń w związku ze znacznym wzrostem liczby prób przekroczenia granicy litewsko-białoruskiej po wprowadzeniu tam zakazu ruchu pieszych i rowerzystów od marca 2024 r.",
    "Przez te przejścia graniczne z Białorusią będą mogły przejeżdżać wyłącznie samochody"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official announcement by Lithuanian government effective April 16, 2024 to restrict crossings at Soleczniki and Miedniki to cars only.",
            "Measures taken as a response to increased attempts at illegal border crossings since March 2024 and security rationale."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Litwa to zrobiła. Od 16 kwietnia zmiany na granicy!",
  "location_text": "Soleczniki and Miedniki border crossings, Lithuania-Belarus border",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_832_1763939999_0714f802.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Only two crossing points remain open at ??Belarus-??Lithuania border, reflecting growing security concerns.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://kresy24.pl/litwa-to-zrobila-od-16-kwietnia-zmiany-na-granicy/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Lithuania is restricting border crossing points with Belarus from April 16, 2024, allowing only car traffic at Soleczniki and Miedniki.",
  "url": "https://kresy24.pl/litwa-to-zrobila-od-16-kwietnia-zmiany-na-granicy/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LT-BY",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LT",
  "Date": "16-Apr-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Lithuania restricts traffic at Soleczniki and Miedniki border crossings with ??Belarus.",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://kresy24.pl/litwa-to-zrobila-od-16-kwietnia-zmiany-na-granicy/",
  "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": "Only two crossing points remain open at ??Belarus-??Lithuania border, reflecting growing security concerns.",
  "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)": ""
}