Event 860

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "LT-BY-RU"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Information comes directly from an official MOD account, includes explicit project and funding details, and is time-stamped.",
  "countries": [
    "Lithuania",
    "Latvia",
    "Estonia"
  ],
  "country": "Lithuania",
  "defense_prep": {
    "is_defense_prep_event": true,
    "links": [
      "https://x.com/Lithuanian_MoD/status/1919398379437658181"
    ],
    "notes": "Emphasis on minefield capabilities along with joint Baltic Defence Line & East Shield projects.",
    "title": "Lithuania commits €1.1 billion to counter-mobility and mine capability projects"
  },
  "description": "Lithuania's Ministry of Defence announced it will allocate around €1.1 billion over the next 10 years for military counter-mobility projects, focusing on mine capabilities, with €800 million planned for mine acquisition. This includes projects such as the Baltic Defence Line and East Shield.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-05-05T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official MOD announcement on social media with explicit budget, timeline, and project names.",
    "Screenshot shows details and timestamp (May 5, 2025, 2:26 PM) from Lithuanian_MoD account."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Lithuania will allocate around €1.1 billion to the military counter-mobility projects over the next 10 years.",
    "The greatest focus is on mine capabilities, with €800 million planned for their acquisition.",
    "Among the projects are the joint #BalticDefenceLine & #EastShield."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official MOD announcement on social media with explicit budget, timeline, and project names.",
            "Screenshot shows details and timestamp (May 5, 2025, 2:26 PM) from Lithuanian_MoD account."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Lithuania to invest €1.1 billion in military counter-mobility, focus on mine acquisition",
  "location_text": "Lithuania",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_860_1763940835_ff0953a4.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Lithuania focuses heavily on mine acquisition; part of Baltic Defence Line and ?? Poland s EastShield initiatives.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/Lithuanian_MoD/status/1919398379437658181"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Lithuania commits €1.1 billion to counter-mobility military projects, emphasizing mine deployment and acquisition over a decade.",
  "url": "https://x.com/Lithuanian_MoD/status/1919398379437658181"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "LT-BY-RU",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LT",
  "Date": "5-May-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Lithuania?? to invest  1.1 billion in counter-mobility and mine capabilities over 10 years",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/Lithuanian_MoD/status/1919398379437658181",
  "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": "??Lithuania focuses heavily on mine acquisition; part of Baltic Defence Line and ?? Poland s EastShield initiatives.",
  "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)": ""
}