On May 2, 2024, Estonia officially accused Russia of being responsible for ongoing GPS satellite navigation disruptions in the Baltic Sea region, including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Poland, which have intensified over the past one and a half years. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna described the GPS interference as part of a hybrid warfare campaign by Russia that violates international agreements. The GPS jamming affected civilian flights, notably forcing Finnair to suspend flights to Tartu airport until May 31 due to unsafe GPS conditions. The Estonian technical regulator TTJA suggested the disruptions were 'side effects' of Russian defensive measures to protect critical infrastructure and deter drones, but Tsahkna rejected this, emphasizing the threat to human life and aviation safety. The German Ministry of Defence and the German air traffic industry confirmed with high probability that Russia is behind the GPS spoofing/jamming since February 2022 near Russian border regions, calling it a serious attack on civilian air security. No official Russian response has been given. The incident underscores the increasing use of electronic interference as a hybrid warfare tool in the Baltic-Nordic theater.

On May 2, 2024, Estonia officially accused Russia of being responsible for ongoing GPS satellite navigation disruptions in the Baltic Sea region, including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Poland, which have intensified over the past one and a half years. Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna described the GPS interference as part of a hybrid warfare campaign by Russia that violates international agreements. The GPS jamming affected civilian flights, notably forcing Finnair to suspend flights to Tartu airport until May 31 due to unsafe GPS conditions. The Estonian technical regulator TTJA suggested the disruptions were 'side effects' of Russian defensive measures to protect critical infrastructure and deter drones, but Tsahkna rejected this, emphasizing the threat to human life and aviation safety. The German Ministry of Defence and the German air traffic industry confirmed with high probability that Russia is behind the GPS spoofing/jamming since February 2022 near Russian border regions, calling it a serious attack on civilian air security. No official Russian response has been given. The incident underscores the increasing use of electronic interference as a hybrid warfare tool in the Baltic-Nordic theater.