The aircraft of European Commission Chairman Ursula von Der Leyen was blocked by GPS that his spokesperson performed a suspected Russian operation.
Von Der Leyen landed safely in Bulgaria and was expected to resume his planned journey in European countries. The pilot on the aircraft, after circling to the airport for an hour, manually landed the aircraft using paper maps, financial Times Informed
“We can confirm that GPS was doing jamming, but the aircraft was secure,” a commission spokesperson said in a statement to Hill’s sister Network, News should.
“We have received information from Bulgarian officials that they suspect that this clear intervention was done by Russia,” the statement said. “We are well aware that danger and threat is a regular component of Russia’s hostile tasks.”
The spokesman said the suspected Russian attack confirms the Leader of the European Union only for Ukraine.
“This will further strengthen our unwavering commitment to increase our defense capabilities and support for Ukraine,” the spokesman said.
The statement continued, “The incident underlines the urgency of the current visit of the President for the current member states of the President, where he has first seen the threats of every day with Russia and its prox.” “The European Union will continue to invest in defense and readiness of Europe.”
Kremlin did not respond to the remarks request.
This is the latest example of Russia that is being accused of interfering with GPS technology. The Associated Press Informed This, for months, countries with Russia border have warned to increase increasing electronic activity with flights, ships and drones.
