Event 230

{
  "attack_type": "Electronic Warfare",
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "EE",
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "EW",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple direct quotes from Estonian airspace and technical authorities, public reporting cadence, date and locations match regional GPS EW patterns; event covered in national media.",
  "continuous_summary": "GPS Jamming",
  "countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Russia",
    "Unknown"
  ],
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "This Jammer appears to be located in Leningrad Oblast GPS disruptions have become more frequent and their scale has increased over ?? Estonia. Likely, this is due to Russia's aim to disrupt the operation of attack drones, said Ivar Vark, CEO of Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS) Lennuliiklusteeninduse AS, on ETV's morning show \"Terevisioon.\"",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-04-04T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Multiple daily pilot-reported GPS disruptions over Estonia.",
    "Source: Estonian Air Navigation Services, TTJA.",
    "Disruptions originate from Russia’s Leningrad Oblast and now affect wider Estonian airspace, including the Gulf of Finland."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "GPS disruptions have become more frequent and their scale has increased over #Estonia.",
    "According to the Estonian Consumer Protection and Technical Regulatory Authority... the disturbances spread to Estonia from the Leningrad Oblast area in Russia.",
    "\"We receive 10-20 reports daily from pilots that in certain areas over Estonia, there are GPS disruptions,\" said Ivar Värk, CEO of Estonian Air Navigation Services.",
    "\"TTJA has observed an increase in GPS disruptions in Estonian airspace since last June. While last year the disruptions were only detectable over the northeastern part of Estonia's airspace, since the beginning of 2024, the area of disruptions has partially expanded to include the Gulf of Finland and Central Estonia.\"",
    "\"The GPS disruptions detectable in Estonia's airspace still emanate from the Leningrad Oblast region, Kulu explained.\""
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609302450/russia-s-gps-interference-over-estonia-ramps-up",
    "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7181624000408653824/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Gps Jamming",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Multiple daily pilot-reported GPS disruptions over Estonia.",
            "Source: Estonian Air Navigation Services, TTJA.",
            "Disruptions originate from Russia’s Leningrad Oblast and now affect wider Estonian airspace, including the Gulf of Finland."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Russia's GPS interference over Estonia ramps up",
  "is_continuous": true,
  "location_text": "Estonia (Gulf of Finland, Central Estonia, northeastern airspace)",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_230_1763920307_785bae93.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "GPS Jamming",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7181624000408653824/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Significant increase in GPS jamming over Estonia, likely Russian-origin, targeting drone navigation.",
  "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7181624000408653824/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "GPS Jamming",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "EE Air",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "GPS Jamming",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE;Air",
  "Date": "4-Apr-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)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "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)": "This Jammer appears to be located in Leningrad Oblast GPS disruptions have become more frequent and their scale has increased over ?? Estonia. Likely, this is due to Russia's aim to disrupt the operation of attack drones, said Ivar Vark, CEO of Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS) Lennuliiklusteeninduse AS, on ETV's morning show \"Terevisioon.\"",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7181624000408653824/",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}