Event 303

{
  "attack_type": "Electronic Warfare",
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "BSR",
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "EW",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Incident confirmed by airline, airport authorities, and Estonian officials. Ministerial comments on possible deliberate hybrid operations increase confidence.",
  "continuous_since": "2024-04-21T12:00:00Z",
  "continuous_summary": "Multiple incidents of GPS jamming affecting aviation in Estonia since at least April 21, 2024, with several Finnair flights disrupted at Tartu.",
  "countries": [
    "Estonia",
    "Finland",
    "Baltic Sea Region",
    "Unknown"
  ],
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "A Finnair flight from Helsinki was forced to abort its approach to Tartu Airport in Estonia due to GPS interference, highlighting ongoing navigation disruption issues in the region.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-04-26T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Finnair flight from Helsinki to Tartu on April 25 aborted landing due to GPS jamming.",
    "Estonian authorities and ministers have publicly linked the jamming to hybrid tactics, suspecting foreign (notably Russian) involvement.",
    "Sustained period of aviation GPS disturbances with repeated disruptions at Tartu Airport."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "A Finnair plane traveling from Helsinki to Estonia on Thursday night could not land at Tartu Airport due to GPS interference.",
    "\"The aircraft was unable to land at Tartu due to being unable to use GPS during the approach, and returned to Helsinki.\"",
    "\"Minister of Climate Kristen Michal (Reform) called the ongoing interference deliberate and part of a hybrid attack, implying Russia could be responsible.\"",
    "\"Tartu Airport said it had notified Estonia's Transport Administration and the Civil Aviation Authority of the incident.\""
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Gps Jamming",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Finnair flight from Helsinki to Tartu on April 25 aborted landing due to GPS jamming.",
            "Estonian authorities and ministers have publicly linked the jamming to hybrid tactics, suspecting foreign (notably Russian) involvement.",
            "Sustained period of aviation GPS disturbances with repeated disruptions at Tartu Airport."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [
    {
      "country": "Estonia",
      "notes": "Minister of Climate called the interference deliberate and part of a hybrid attack.",
      "status": "Official Statement"
    },
    {
      "country": "Finland",
      "notes": "Finnair confirmed disruption of flights due to navigation interference.",
      "status": "Official Statement"
    }
  ],
  "headline": "Finnair plane aborts landing at Tartu airport due to GPS interference",
  "is_continuous": true,
  "location_text": "Tartu Airport",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_303_1763922606_7a760bad.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??  Finnair plane aborted landing at  ?? Tartu airport due to GPS jamming.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609325847/finnair-plane-aborts-landing-at-tartu-airport-due-to-gps-interference"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Finnair flight abandoned its landing at Tartu due to GPS jamming.",
  "url": "https://news.err.ee/1609325847/finnair-plane-aborts-landing-at-tartu-airport-due-to-gps-interference"
}

{
  "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;Air",
  "Date": "26-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": "??  Finnair plane aborted landing at  ?? Tartu airport due to GPS jamming. ",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??  Finnair plane aborted landing at  ?? Tartu airport due to GPS jamming. ",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://news.err.ee/1609325847/finnair-plane-aborts-landing-at-tartu-airport-due-to-gps-interference",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}