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Yes, it's very wide spread and not carefully aimed at all. It's also not done by satellite but a ground based station.

https://gpsjam.org/

That covers most of Poland, wtf
Not only Poland, they have jammers around St Petersburg as well which affects Finland, there have been reports about boats losing GNSS reception in Swedish waters, etc. This has been going on for years.

Don't worry though, it's been condemned in a sternly worded letter: https://www.icao.int/news/icao-assembly-condemns-gnss-radio-...

Why wouldn't it?

The behavior will continue until a consequence is imposed.

Not on regular Russians, mind. Their ruling class. They're still free to move about the continent, make investments, do whatever. Currently Europe seems to be more interested in breaking away from the US than dealing with the power that has killed hundreds of thousands on their own continent.

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How far is the horizon from the tallest antenna mast in Kaliningrad?
Why is Ukraine not jammed in this map? Shouldn’t that be Russia’s priority?
GPS interference is estimated from ADS-B data which is broadcast by airplanes so that they can be tracked. The lack of data over Ukraine is because their airspace is closed to civilian flights.
The GNSS jamming in Ukraine is mostly from Ukraine themselves, to defend against Russian drones and guided bombs.

Just as Iran jams GNSS, and Venezuela jammed GNSS ahead of the attack. Didn't really help though.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/nasa-satellites-can-...

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They would be jamming their own glide bombs and drones then. It would be more useful to jam Russian airspace to defeat Ukrainian drone attacks.
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