Recently, there has been an increase in targeted disruptions to GPS satellite navigation in Estonia. The authorities of the Baltic Sea state claim that GPS signal interference is transmitted from Russian territory, and the problem worsened for Russia in 2022. after invading Ukraine in February.
“We know that Russia has been jamming the GPS signal since the start of the invasion of Ukraine. In the last year and a half, this problem has become very serious in our region,” M. Tshanka told Estonian television.
According to him, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Poland are also experiencing difficulties due to disruptions. Ms. Tsahkna said that “this attack on GPS is part of a hybrid action” by which Russia seeks to “disrupt our lives and violate various international agreements.”
According to the convention, which Russia has also signed, no one can interfere with GPS, he said. But there is plenty of evidence of disturbances near St. Petersburg, Pskov and Kaliningrad, he said, without elaborating.
Late last week, two Finnair planes had to be diverted after a faulty GPS system prevented them from landing in Tartu, Estonia’s second largest city.
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