Event 918

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Sea"
  ],
  "category": "Maritime",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Incident is confirmed by university researchers and has been publicly described as theft by Estonian authorities. Timeline and physical actions strongly supported by multiple sources within the article and visual evidence.",
  "countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "In late April, the Russian Navy took a wave measuring buoy belonging to Tallinn University of Technology from waters near Hiiumaa island and transported it to Kaliningrad. The incident is confirmed by researchers at the university. The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the Russian action as theft.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-05-26T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Multiple direct quotes confirm Russian Navy action and object removal.",
    "Official Estonian authorities have labeled the act as theft."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Russian naval vessels in late April stole a wave measuring buoy created and operated by Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) from its location off the island of Hiiumaa, researchers claim.",
    "The incident was a theft, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told ERR.",
    "According to ERR's sources, the buoy was loaded onto a Russian Navy ship and transferred to Kaliningrad."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609704723/russian-navy-steals-estonian-university-s-wave-buoy-takes-it-to-kaliningrad"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Sabotage / Maritime Theft",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Multiple direct quotes confirm Russian Navy action and object removal.",
            "Official Estonian authorities have labeled the act as theft."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Estonia",
      "notes": "Described as theft by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs",
      "status": "Official Statement"
    }
  ],
  "headline": "Russian navy steals Estonian university's wave buoy, takes it to Kaliningrad",
  "location_text": "Waters off Hiiumaa island, Estonia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_918_1763942785_4f36d47e.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "English report confirms theft of ??Estonian wave buoy by ??Russian Navy, reinforcing earlier reporting.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609704723/russian-navy-steals-estonian-university-s-wave-buoy-takes-it-to-kaliningrad"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Russian Navy removed an Estonian university's wave buoy from waters off Hiiumaa and took it to Kaliningrad.",
  "url": "https://news.err.ee/1609704723/russian-navy-steals-estonian-university-s-wave-buoy-takes-it-to-kaliningrad"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Sabotage / maritime theft",
  "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": "26-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": "English report confirms theft of ??Estonian wave buoy by ??Russian Navy, reinforcing earlier reporting.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Russian Navy steals?? Estonian University s geoscience buoy and relocates it to Kaliningrad",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://news.err.ee/1609704723/russian-navy-steals-estonian-university-s-wave-buoy-takes-it-to-kaliningrad",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "Sabotage",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}