Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied Russia’s involvement in the failure of GPS navigation systems on the plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
"Your information is incorrect," Peskov told The Financial Times in a commentary on the incident.
Earlier, the newspaper reported that the aircraft’s navigation system malfunctioned during its landing in Bulgaria, forcing the pilots to rely on paper maps to land at Plovdiv Airport. European Commission Spokeswoman Arianna Podesta said at a briefing in Brussels that Bulgarian authorities described the incident as gross interference by Russia. When asked whether Bulgaria had presented any evidence, Podesta replied in the negative.
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The navigation system of a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen was disrupted due to suspected Russian interference, the European Commission said.
ReplyDeleteA spokesperson said the "GPS jamming" happened while the Commission president was about to arrive in southern Bulgaria on Sunday, but she still landed safely.
They added: "We have received information from the Bulgarian authorities that they suspect that this was due to blatant interference by Russia."
The Financial Times, citing unnamed officials, reported that von der Leyen's plane had to land at Plovdiv Airport with the pilots using paper maps.
El avión de Ursula von der Leyen, obligado a usar mapas de papel en una presunta interferencia rusa
ReplyDeleteThe GPS system of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's airplane was jammed Sunday shortly before landing in Bulgaria, an EU spokeswoman said Monday. Bulgarian authorities suspect the disruption was due to Russian interference, but it was not clear if the chartered flight was deliberately targeted, she added.
ReplyDeleteСамолет Урсулы фон дер Ляйен вынужден был совершить посадку при помощи бумажных карт из-за того, что «Россия вывела из строя GPS», утверждает Financial Times.
ReplyDeleteПилоты самолета из-за этого были вынуждены совершить ручную посадку в Болгарии. Пилот кружился над аэропортом около часа, а затем принял решение посадить самолет, используя бумажные карты.
«Предполагаемая российская интерференционная атака <…> вывела из строя навигационные системы GPS в болгарском аэропорту и вынудила самолет председателя Европейской комиссии совершить посадку, используя бумажные карты», — пишет издание.
The Flightradar aircraft tracking service has refuted media reports about GPS interference affecting the plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
ReplyDelete"The aircraft’s transponder reported good GPS signal quality from take-off to landing," it said on its X page.
The Financial Times reported earlier that the GPS system of her plane failed when it was flying to Bulgaria. The pilots allegedly had to use paper maps to land in Plovdiv.
Flightradar опроверг информацию о сбое в работе системы GPS у самолета фон дер Ляйен:
ReplyDelete"Рейс с Урсулой фон дер Ляйен на борту передавал хорошее качество [сигнала] от взлета до посадки".
Ранее газета Financial Times сообщила о сбое в работе системы навигации при посадке самолета с главой ЕК в Болгарии.