The Russian army also uses similar funds in the war against Ukraine to counteract drones. These types of measures cause disturbances in the operation of the global positioning system (GPS)which is used by commercial aircraft and navigation ships. The minister emphasized that Estonia treats the transfer of additional equipment as Safety threat And he will discuss the situation with NATO partners. The authorities have already noticed the severity of radio interference in the Narva region, where the Republic intends to create a new military base.
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Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Poland have repeatedly accused Russia of intentional disruption of GPS signals in the Baltic Sea region. According to their data, from 2022 thousands of aircraft and ships encountered problems in navigation systems, which caused deviation from the course and cancellation of flights. Tallinn called these activities an element hybrid wars. The commander of Estonia's defense forces Martin Herem stated that in this way Russia was preparing for the invasion of the Baltic States.
From August 2023, the number of such events increased to 350 a week. Currently, disturbances, including drowning out signals and the contribution of coordinates, are recorded almost every day from the airport in Gdańsk, through the busy navigation routes of the Baltic Sea, to the airspace of Estonia and Finland – notes Defense News.
In the summer of 2024, the International Telecommunications Association, which is part of the UN, demanded from Moscow to stop interference in the operation of satellite systems of European countries. However, the Russian authorities refused to comment on this matter.
