On June 11, 2025, Russian GPS jamming near Kaliningrad disrupted Lithuanian coastal surveillance, causing drones to crash or lose control.

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Summary

On June 11, 2025, Russian military GPS jamming near the Kaliningrad exclave targeted Lithuanian coastal airspace, resulting in multiple Lithuanian coast guard drones crashing or flying out of control. The electronic interference demonstrated Russia's use of sophisticated signals warfare in the Baltic Sea area, degrading Lithuania's surveillance capabilities and causing concern among NATO allies. Lithuanian officials confirmed the incidents occurred during routine drone operations monitoring the coast. The event underscores ongoing Russian hybrid warfare tactics involving electronic warfare in proximity to NATO member borders, aiming to challenge regional security and freedom of movement.

Classification

Confidence: High

The article clearly details hostile Russian GPS jamming operations targeting Lithuanian drones near Kaliningrad, causing crashes and loss of control. The activity constitutes hostile hybrid-warfare signals interference. There is no mention of defensive preparations in the article, thus only aggressor classification applies.

Source URL

https://balticsentinel.eu/8266822/russian-gps-jamming-near-kaliningrad-disrupts-lithuanian-coast-causing-drones-to-crash-or-fly-out-of-control

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: admin_quick
Submitted: Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 23:48 UTC
Event time: Jun 11, 2025, 00:00 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "status": "approved",
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  "subcategory": "Unknown",
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  "event_time_utc": "2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "pm24h",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: HighSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Approximate

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Jun 11, 2025, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Lithuanian coast near Kaliningrad

Primary actor

Russian forces

Country

Lithuania

Tags

GPS jamming, Electronic warfare, Lithuania, Kaliningrad, Russian hybrid warfare, Drones, Baltic Sea security, Signals interference, NATO border incidents

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