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Russian GNSS spoofing network diverts Ukrainian drones into NATO airspace

The post describes Russia expanding a dense GNSS spoofing infrastructure (dozens of transmitters, reportedly from Kaliningrad) that can seize drone navigation by feeding counterfeit satellite signals, diverting Ukrainian strike/interceptor drones off course into NATO airspace. The novelty is the apparent scale and systemic, persistent use of spoofing as an operational tool to redirect enemy drones rather than just jam them, creating cross-border effects and forcing NATO air-defense responses.

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deployment2026-05-20GPS spoofing diverts Ukrainian drones into NATO airspace; incidents reported in Lithuania, Latvia, Romania and Estonia
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