Widespread GPS jamming has been reported in recent days along NATO’s entire eastern flank. Specialist websites such as FlightRadar show major interference with satellite navigation systems throughout the region.
Significant disruptions to satellite navigation have been recorded since November 3 near Russia’s Kaliningrad region, in Lithuania, eastern Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, as well as in the western Black Sea, according to Antena3, citing specialist websites.
The highest concentration of interference was observed along NATO countries’ borders with Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Less intense interference was detected over Belarus, western Russia, occupied Crimea and the Caucasus region.
Defence Blog notes that the geographical distribution of the interference partially overlaps with areas along the flight paths of Russian attack drones.
In May, the Finnish Border Guard reported increased Russian jamming of GPS signals in the Baltic Sea.
In August, Denmark also recorded satellite navigation disruptions of unprecedented frequency and duration. Specifically, the crew of the cargo ship Saturn reported losing its GPS signal for approximately 24 hours while sailing between the Polish city of Gdańsk and the southern part of the island of Gotland.