Event 223

{
  "attack_type": "Electronic Warfare",
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "BSR",
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "EW",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Direct reporting by airlines about GPS disruptions, corroborated by aviation experts and attributed, with supporting rationale, to Russian electronic warfare capabilities. Official spokespeople quoted confirming incidents.",
  "continuous_summary": "GPS Jamming",
  "countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Latvia",
    "Lithuania",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Baltic Sea Region",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Airlines flying over the Baltic region have reported repeated cases of GPS signal jamming, believed to be originating from Russian territory. The disruptions have impacted navigation for commercial flights but have not, so far, caused accidents. Official sources and aviation experts identify Russia as the likely source of the electronic interference.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-03-28T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Multiple airlines, including Estonian and Latvian flag carriers, reported repeated GPS jamming incidents over the Baltic.",
    "Experts and officials suspect Russian involvement based on the disruption patterns and intensity.",
    "The interference has disrupted navigation but no accidents reported thus far."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Airlines flying over the Baltic region have reported repeated problems with GPS navigation systems, believed to be caused by jamming signals emanating from Russian territory.",
    "Industry sources and aviation experts say the sophisticated interference is likely to be orchestrated by Russia as part of its ongoing hybrid operations.",
    "Estonian state-owned airline Nordica said its pilots have reported 'several' GPS-related incidents since the start of the year.",
    "AirBaltic, the Latvian flag carrier, said it has experienced GPS denial events for its aircraft flying through the region."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Gps Jamming",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Multiple airlines, including Estonian and Latvian flag carriers, reported repeated GPS jamming incidents over the Baltic.",
            "Experts and officials suspect Russian involvement based on the disruption patterns and intensity.",
            "The interference has disrupted navigation but no accidents reported thus far."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "Baltic Jammer. Official figures puts 2024 European GPS jamming at 7X worse than same period 2023. The issues are confirmed by Eurocontrol, IATA, Air Baltic and RNTFND. @tommylecca has made a great article on the issue with lots of new details. Additional comments by auonsson",
  "headline": "Airlines report GPS signal jamming: Russia gets the blame",
  "is_continuous": true,
  "location_text": "Baltic region (airspace near Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania)",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_223_1763920097_ea4ab423.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "GPS Jamming",
  "primary_ref_links": [
    "https://x.com/auonsson/status/1773642495089356838"
  ],
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.politico.eu/article/airlines-flying-baltic-region-report-gps-signal-russia-gets-blame/",
    "https://x.com/auonsson/status/1773642495089356838"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.politico.eu/article/airlines-flying-baltic-region-report-gps-signal-russia-gets-blame/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "GPS Jamming",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "BSR Air",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "GPS Jamming",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "BSR",
  "Date": "28-Mar-24",
  "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)": "https://www.politico.eu/article/airlines-flying-baltic-region-report-gps-signal-russia-gets-blame/ https://x.com/auonsson/status/1773642495089356838 ",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "Baltic Jammer. Official figures puts 2024 European GPS jamming at 7X worse than same period 2023. The issues are confirmed by Eurocontrol, IATA, Air Baltic and RNTFND. @tommylecca has made a great article on the issue with lots of new details. Additional comments by auonsson",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "GPS Jamming",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}