Fake Russian GPS signals detected across Europe, Lithuania says
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Russia has significantly expanded its capabilities for interference and can now spoof GPS signals up to 450 km deep into Europe, according to Darius Kuliesius, deputy head of the Lithuanian Communications Regulatory Authority.
Since early 2025, Russia has significantly expanded its infrastructure for GPS spoofing, the transmission of false signals that disorient location-tracking systems. The number of such antennas in the Kaliningrad region, which borders NATO countries, has grown from three to 36.
According to Kuliesius, isolated instances of interference were already detected during the NATO summit in Vilnius in 2023. However, Russian interference has now become a systematic, constant, and continuous provocation against European security.
Which countries are at risk
According to data from the Lithuanian regulator, the range of Russian signal jamming covers a significant area. The affected areas include the Baltic Sea, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, most of Poland, as well as parts of Finland, Sweden, and Belarus.
In addition to navigation systems, mobile networks are also affected. In areas of Lithuania adjacent to Kaliningrad, a deterioration in communication quality has been recorded, with these disruptions becoming more intense during attacks by Ukrainian drones on Russian territory.
Russian electronic warfare systems are systematically interfering with satellite navigation in the Baltic Sea. This poses risks to shipping and aviation.
In addition, Ukrainian intelligence warns that Russia is preparing a large-scale disinformation campaign to destabilize the situation in Ukraine and undermine Western support for the country.
