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  "url": "https://x.com/i/web/status/1776701617842073956",
  "source": "csv-import",
  "status": "approved",
  "category": "Cyber & Information Warfare",
  "subcategory": "Cyber Attacks",
  "incident_type": "Attacks on critical infrastructure (energy, transport, hospitals)",
  "country": "Russian Federation",
  "source_reliability": "C",
  "info_credibility": "3",
  "tags": [
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    "Kaliningrad",
    "Russian electronic warfare",
    "Civilian aircraft disruption",
    "Baltic region",
    "Air navigation interference",
    "Polish airspace"
  ],
  "nodes": [
    "Node 1: Borders"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "Russian Federation"
  ],
  "where_text": "Airspace",
  "headline": null,
  "description": "The Baltic Jammer, a Russian GPS jammer located in Kaliningrad, has affected the navigation of thousands of civilian and military aircraft since December 2023. Analysis of 11,496 aircraft GPS loss positions from February and March 2024 confirms the jammer is concentrated around the central cape of Kaliningrad, with some 60,000 radio horizon intersections in the most affected 10x10 km cells. The jammer has run continuously for up to 47 hours, recently changing configuration to primarily jam Polish-controlled airspace while sparing a northwest sector. The jamming has caused significant disruption to civilian airliners, with at least 1,614 unique aircraft affected in recent days and prolonged GPS loss for some flights, including Ryanair flight SP-RKS near Vilnius. The phenomenon has decreased in intensity over the last week but remains under observation with ongoing data collection and analysis by multiple analysts.",
  "summary_short": "Russian GPS jammer in Kaliningrad disrupts thousands of civilian and military aircraft navigation since Dec 2023, with recent focus on Polish airspace and over 1,600 unique aircraft affected.",
  "summary_extended": "The 'Baltic Jammer' is a Russian GPS jamming system located in Kaliningrad that has interfered with navigation systems of at least 11,496 aircraft, including many civilian airliners, since December 2023. Analytical methods involving radio horizon intersection statistics identified the jammer’s most likely location near the central cape of Kaliningrad, where terrain peaks aid signal propagation. In late March 2024, the jammer operated continuously for 47 hours, primarily targeting Polish airspace (Warsaw FIR) while sparing a northwest sector. This persistent jamming drastically affected over 1,600 unique aircraft in that period alone. Since then, jamming intensity has declined considerably over the following week, with only sporadic limited jamming reports, such as beams directed toward Gdansk airport. This persistent GPS disruption poses a threat to safe air navigation in the Baltic region. Multiple analysts and data from platforms like airplanes.live and gpsjam.org collaborate to track and analyze the jammer. The activity is attributed to Russian electronic warfare forces, highlighting ongoing hybrid warfare tactics against NATO airspace.",
  "actor_primary": "Russian electronic warfare forces",
  "target_primary": null,
  "location_text": "Kaliningrad region, Russia",
  "location_region": null,
  "location_coordinates_lat": 54.710426,
  "location_coordinates_lon": 20.452214,
  "location_precision": "Approximate",
  "is_aggressor_signal": true,
  "signal_type": "HYBRID_SIGNAL",
  "is_hybrid_war_signal": true,
  "classification_complete": true,
  "hybrid_signal_complete": true,
  "classification_confidence": "Medium",
  "classification_rationale": "Extensive data-backed evidence confirms ongoing GPS jamming by Russian military/electronic warfare forces targeting civilian and military air navigation over Baltic and Polish airspace, constituting hostile hybrid warfare activity.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-04-06T12:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "unknown",
  "created_at": "2026-02-14T12:22:50.991Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-08T20:21:44.015Z",
  "reliability_band": "strong",
  "location_precision_band": "approximate",
  "time_precision_band": "unknown",
  "severity_band": "moderate",
  "attribution_confidence_band": "medium",
  "attribution_basis": "single_source"
}

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  "id": "3f860efc-3c6e-43f9-b105-e6a6486df0f1",
  "url": "https://x.com/i/web/status/1776701617842073956",
  "source": "csv-import",
  "status": "approved",
  "category": "Cyber & Information Warfare",
  "subcategory": "Cyber Attacks",
  "incident_type": "Attacks on critical infrastructure (energy, transport, hospitals)",
  "country": "Russian Federation",
  "source_reliability": "C",
  "info_credibility": "3",
  "tags": [
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    "Kaliningrad",
    "Russian electronic warfare",
    "Civilian aircraft disruption",
    "Baltic region",
    "Air navigation interference",
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  ],
  "nodes": [
    "Node 1: Borders"
  ],
  "countries": [
    "Russian Federation"
  ],
  "where_text": "Airspace",
  "headline": null,
  "description": "The Baltic Jammer, a Russian GPS jammer located in Kaliningrad, has affected the navigation of thousands of civilian and military aircraft since December 2023. Analysis of 11,496 aircraft GPS loss positions from February and March 2024 confirms the jammer is concentrated around the central cape of Kaliningrad, with some 60,000 radio horizon intersections in the most affected 10x10 km cells. The jammer has run continuously for up to 47 hours, recently changing configuration to primarily jam Polish-controlled airspace while sparing a northwest sector. The jamming has caused significant disruption to civilian airliners, with at least 1,614 unique aircraft affected in recent days and prolonged GPS loss for some flights, including Ryanair flight SP-RKS near Vilnius. The phenomenon has decreased in intensity over the last week but remains under observation with ongoing data collection and analysis by multiple analysts.",
  "summary_short": "Russian GPS jammer in Kaliningrad disrupts thousands of civilian and military aircraft navigation since Dec 2023, with recent focus on Polish airspace and over 1,600 unique aircraft affected.",
  "summary_extended": "The 'Baltic Jammer' is a Russian GPS jamming system located in Kaliningrad that has interfered with navigation systems of at least 11,496 aircraft, including many civilian airliners, since December 2023. Analytical methods involving radio horizon intersection statistics identified the jammer’s most likely location near the central cape of Kaliningrad, where terrain peaks aid signal propagation. In late March 2024, the jammer operated continuously for 47 hours, primarily targeting Polish airspace (Warsaw FIR) while sparing a northwest sector. This persistent jamming drastically affected over 1,600 unique aircraft in that period alone. Since then, jamming intensity has declined considerably over the following week, with only sporadic limited jamming reports, such as beams directed toward Gdansk airport. This persistent GPS disruption poses a threat to safe air navigation in the Baltic region. Multiple analysts and data from platforms like airplanes.live and gpsjam.org collaborate to track and analyze the jammer. The activity is attributed to Russian electronic warfare forces, highlighting ongoing hybrid warfare tactics against NATO airspace.",
  "actor_primary": "Russian electronic warfare forces",
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  "location_text": "Kaliningrad region, Russia",
  "location_region": null,
  "location_coordinates_lat": 54.710426,
  "location_coordinates_lon": 20.452214,
  "location_precision": "Approximate",
  "is_aggressor_signal": true,
  "signal_type": "HYBRID_SIGNAL",
  "is_hybrid_war_signal": true,
  "classification_complete": true,
  "hybrid_signal_complete": true,
  "classification_confidence": "Medium",
  "classification_rationale": "Extensive data-backed evidence confirms ongoing GPS jamming by Russian military/electronic warfare forces targeting civilian and military air navigation over Baltic and Polish airspace, constituting hostile hybrid warfare activity.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-04-06T12:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "unknown",
  "created_at": "2026-02-14T12:22:50.991Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-08T20:21:44.015Z",
  "reliability_band": "strong",
  "location_precision_band": "approximate",
  "time_precision_band": "unknown",
  "severity_band": "moderate",
  "attribution_confidence_band": "medium",
  "attribution_basis": "single_source"
}