Russia jams GPS, trying to protect ships in Sevastopol

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Since the beginning of November, several Russian ships and boats in the port of Sevastopol have been transmitting a false location via AIS.

Russia has begun jamming GPS over Crimea to protect strategically important targets from missile strikes and drones, the naval portal Naval News reports.

Since the beginning of November, several ships and boats, which are in the port of Sevastopol, transfer their location as the Sevastopol International Airport.

“It is about 8 km north of their real location. Vessels transmit their position via AIS. It is possible that the ships report their location incorrectly on purpose or due to a large number of technical problems,” the newspaper writes.

This number of ships reporting their location incorrectly indicates GPS interference affecting AIS.