RIGA: Russia can falsify GPS signals deep into Europe at a radius of up to 450km (280 miles) from its Kaliningrad exclave due to hugely-expanded capacity, a Lithuanian official said on Tuesday.
Since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, European nations have often accused Russia of electronic interference but President Vladimir Putin’s government denies that, blaming Western smear tactics.
Darius Kuliesius, deputy head of Lithuania’s communications regulator, told Reuters that Russia increased its GPS “spoofing” antennae, broadcasting false signals to confuse other location systems, from three in early 2025 to 36 now.
The antennae are based, he said, in the heavily militarized territory of Kaliningrad, sandwiched between NATO alliance members Lithuania and Poland on the Baltic coast.
“The occasional interference began with the 2023 NATO summit in Vilnius. Now they have built up the infrastructure and the interference has become systemic, permanent, unending Russian provocation against European security,” Kuliesius said.
