Event 836

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "countries": [
    "Lithuania",
    "Poland"
  ],
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {
    "is_defense_prep_event": true,
    "links": [
      "https://x.com/realNepareizais/status/1913288168910041374"
    ],
    "notes": "Planned infrastructure modernizations with dual-use (civilian and military), as contingency for strategic chokepoint denial/context.",
    "title": "Modernization of motorway for military mobility (Vilnius-Augustow)"
  },
  "description": "Lithuania and Poland will by 2028 modernize the Vilnius-Augustow motorway for military mobility, connecting Vilnius, Alytus, Lazdijai, and Augustów. This route provides an alternative to Via Baltica for military transit to Western Europe if the main corridor is blocked or in crisis.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-04-19T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot of official announcement citing Lithuanian Ministry of Transport representative.",
    "Statement on alternative routes for military transit in light of potential Via Baltica crisis/blockage."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "\"Lietuva ar Poliju līdz 2028.g. vidum modernizēs un pielāgos militārajai mobilitātei autoceļu Viļņa-Augustova (katra savu posmu), kas savieno Viļņu, Alītu, Lazdijus un Augustovu (arī 8 tiltius).\"",
    "\"Ceļš nodrošinās alternatīvu maršrutu uz Rietumeiropu caur Poliju, ja Via Baltica koridors krīzes apstākļos ir bloķēts vai nepieciešams citiem mērķiem,\" sacīja Satiksmes ministrijas pārstāvis Lukas Paškevičs."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot of official announcement citing Lithuanian Ministry of Transport representative.",
            "Statement on alternative routes for military transit in light of potential Via Baltica crisis/blockage."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Lithuania and Poland to modernize Vilnius-Augustow motorway for military mobility by 2028",
  "location_text": "Vilnius-Augustow motorway",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_836_1763940105_f8a5ece7.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Modernization of key transport route to support NATO military mobility by 2028.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/realNepareizais/status/1913288168910041374"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Lithuania and Poland agree to modernize a key highway by 2028 to enhance military mobility, providing an alternative route to Via Baltica in case of crisis.",
  "url": "https://x.com/realNepareizais/status/1913288168910041374"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "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": "LT;PL",
  "Date": "19-Apr-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??PL-??LT to modernize Vilnius-Augustowo military mobility corridor.",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/realNepareizais/status/1913288168910041374",
  "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": "Modernization of key transport route to support NATO military mobility by 2028.",
  "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)": ""
}