Event 911

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "This is an official statement from the verified Estonian Ministry of Defence account, providing direct evidence of the joint NATO exercise's completion.",
  "countries": [
    "Estonia"
  ],
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "is_defense_prep_event": true,
    "links": [
      "https://x.com/MoD_Estonia/status/1925901910189474024"
    ],
    "notes": "Over 16,000 troops from Estonia and allied forces trained together, as part of NATO's defense readiness in the region.",
    "title": "Exercise Hedgehog 2025"
  },
  "description": "Over 16,000 Estonian and allied troops participated in exercise #Hedgehog2025, demonstrating readiness to defend allied territory in Estonia. The exercise concluded successfully, as reported by Estonia's Ministry of Defence.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-05-23T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot from the official @MoD_Estonia X account, dated May 23, 2025, reporting the completion of a large-scale NATO exercise in Estonia."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "ENDEX! Over 16,000 @kaitsevagi and allied troops stood shoulder to shoulder during exercise #Hedgehog2025 — proving their readiness to defend every inch of allied territory in #Estonia."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot from the official @MoD_Estonia X account, dated May 23, 2025, reporting the completion of a large-scale NATO exercise in Estonia."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Estonia Concludes Major NATO Exercise with 16,000 Troops in #Hedgehog2025",
  "location_text": "Estonia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_911_1763942562_969ae69e.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Large-scale NATO exercise in ??Estonia. Annual Hedgehog exercise involved Estonian and allied troops showcasing interoperability and rapid response capabilities.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/MoD_Estonia/status/1925901910189474024"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Estonia and NATO allies completed a large-scale exercise (#Hedgehog2025) with 16,000 troops, affirming their readiness to defend allied territory.",
  "url": "https://x.com/MoD_Estonia/status/1925901910189474024"
}

{
  "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": "23-May-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "Over 16,000 ??Estonian Defence Forces and allied troops participated in exercise Hedgehog 2025, demonstrating readiness to defend all Estonian territory.",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/MoD_Estonia/status/1925901910189474024",
  "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": "Large-scale NATO exercise in ??Estonia. Annual Hedgehog exercise involved Estonian and allied troops showcasing interoperability and rapid response capabilities.",
  "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)": ""
}