Event 862

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Official announcement from the Estonian Defence Forces on a verified account, with specific details on troop numbers, participating nations, and date.",
  "countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "United Kingdom",
    "United States of America",
    "France",
    "Italy",
    "Canada",
    "Japan",
    "South Korea",
    "Ukraine"
  ],
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "is_defense_prep_event": true,
    "links": [
      "https://x.com/Kaitsevagi/status/1919357615957582038"
    ],
    "notes": "Over 16,000 troops involved from multiple allied and partner countries. Significant NATO and partner military signaling.",
    "title": "Start of Siil 2025 international military exercise"
  },
  "description": "Estonian Defence Forces announce the start of Siil 2025, the largest international military exercise of the year, involving over 16,000 troops from Estonia and more than 10 other countries. Observers and instructors from Japan, South Korea, and Ukraine are also involved.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-05-05T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot of post from Estonian Defence Forces Twitter/X account dated May 5, 2025, stating: 'Siil 2025, the largest international military exercise of the year, starts today! Over 16,000 troops from Estonia & 10+ countries, including 🇬🇧, 🇺🇸, 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹, 🇨🇦, and more, are participating. Observers & instructors from 🇯🇵, 🇰🇷 & 🇺🇦 also join.'"
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Siil 2025, the largest international military exercise of the year, starts today! Over 16,000 troops from Estonia & 10+ countries, including 🇬🇧, 🇺🇸, 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹, 🇨🇦, and more, are participating. Observers & instructors from 🇯🇵, 🇰🇷 & 🇺🇦 also join."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot of post from Estonian Defence Forces Twitter/X account dated May 5, 2025, stating: 'Siil 2025, the largest international military exercise of the year, starts today! Over 16,000 troops from Estonia & 10+ countries, including 🇬🇧, 🇺🇸, 🇫🇷, 🇮🇹, 🇨🇦, and more, are participating. Observers & instructors from 🇯🇵, 🇰🇷 & 🇺🇦 also join.'"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Siil 2025, the largest international military exercise of the year, starts today!",
  "location_text": "Estonia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_862_1763940917_514cd3c5.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Massive NATO exercise in ??Estonia with over 16,000 troops from allied countries.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/Kaitsevagi/status/1919357615957582038"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Estonia commences Siil 2025, a major multinational military exercise with broad NATO and partner participation.",
  "url": "https://x.com/Kaitsevagi/status/1919357615957582038"
}

{
  "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": "EE",
  "Date": "5-May-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Siil 2025, ??Estonia s largest international military exercise, begins with 16,000 troops",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/Kaitsevagi/status/1919357615957582038",
  "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": "Massive NATO exercise in ??Estonia with over 16,000 troops from allied countries.",
  "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)": ""
}