Event 872

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "EE-RU"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple lines from the screenshot and article clearly state the nature, content, and symbolic border-facing position of the banner, as well as date and context.",
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "On Russia's 'Victory Day', Narva Museum in Estonia placed a large banner showing a composite portrait of Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler on the wall of Hermann Castle facing Russia, making it visible from across the Narva River. The action is a pointed political statement and part of ongoing information and symbolic actions at the border.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-05-08T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Estonian media coverage with photo evidence.",
    "Narva Castle's placement on the border, directly visible from Russia.",
    "Timing to coincide with Russia's Victory Day, May 9."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "For May 9, the Narva Museum placed a large poster featuring a composite portrait of Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler on the wall of Hermann Castle facing Russia.",
    "The image is visible from across the Narva River on the Russian side.",
    "A similar, but different, banner featuring Putin and Hitler was hung in the same place last year.",
    "The exhibition forms part of the 'Red Terror. History repeats itself' project."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609688771/narva-castle-hangs-new-putin-hitler-banner-on-russia-s-victory-day"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Estonian media coverage with photo evidence.",
            "Narva Castle's placement on the border, directly visible from Russia.",
            "Timing to coincide with Russia's Victory Day, May 9."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Narva Castle hangs new Putin-Hitler banner on Russia's 'Victory Day'",
  "location_text": "Narva Castle, Narva, Estonia (at the Russia border, facing Ivangorod)",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_872_1763941225_2c0d9a7d.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Estonia counters ??Russian border propaganda with provocative symbolic banner on Victory Day.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609688771/narva-castle-hangs-new-putin-hitler-banner-on-russia-s-victory-day"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Estonian museum provocatively displayed a large Putin-Hitler composite banner at Narva Castle on May 9, facing Russia.",
  "url": "https://news.err.ee/1609688771/narva-castle-hangs-new-putin-hitler-banner-on-russia-s-victory-day"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "EE-RU",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE",
  "Date": "8-May-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "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": "??Estonia counters ??Russian border propaganda with provocative symbolic banner on Victory Day.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Giant Putin-Hitler banner unveiled at ??Narva Castle near Russian border",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://news.err.ee/1609688771/narva-castle-hangs-new-putin-hitler-banner-on-russia-s-victory-day",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}