Estonia alerts the EU: Russia has intensified the disturbance of the GPS signal

Behind the eastern border of Estonia, near the Narva and the coast of the Narew Gulf, Russia intensified the disturbance of the GPS signal; The incidents may occur especially during drones' flights near the eastern border of the country – the Estonian regulatory bodies and transport supervision.

Local police and border guards have already established a five -kilometer zone of a flight ban for drones in a border belt with Russia to prevent potential accidents caused by interference and threatening life and property of people.

Until now, it was emphasized in the announcement of the Consumer Protection Agency and Technical Supervision and the Estonia Transport Agency – Zone of Przystacja in the operation of satellite navigation systems in the Baltic region were associated with Russian centers located in the Königsberg region and St. Petersburg.

According to Estonian authorities, the movement of aircraft and ships remains safe, because during transport other navigation tools can be used (regardless of GPS).

Increased GPS interference in the airspace of Estonia, reported from the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, are observed mainly at higher heights, i.e. about 1500 meters. In 2024, warnings were also issued for the Gulf area after the disturbances began to report the crews of the ships.

According to Finnish services, the number of reported cases of disturbances by national and foreign ship operators is many times greater than in previous years and is estimated at thousands of. Russia interferes with satellite navigation signal to protect its infrastructure in the eastern part of the bay from the raids of Ukrainian drones.

In July, the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), after getting acquainted with the evidence presented by the Baltic States and Finland, Sweden and Poland, called Russia to stop the actions that disrupt the signals of the global satellite navigation system (GNSS), and which often forced planes and ships and drones in the Baltic Sea region to change their routes. (PAP)

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