GPS positioning has apparently been weakened in Moscow to prevent drones from hitting their targets.
Several unmanned aerial vehicles flew into Moscow during Tuesday morning. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the city’s air defense has repelled them. These facts are known.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, there were eight aircraft. According to the ministry, none of them reached their goal. Three drones were diverted due to electronic defense and five were repelled by Pantsir-S anti-aircraft systems, the ministry says. The ministry’s message cannot be confirmed by unbiased sources.In social media, the number of airplanes is estimated to be higher. The Telegram channel Baza, which is often well-informed about Russian security issues, says the number is up to 25. Kommersant newspaper has published a map of drone drop locations. There are ten objects on the map in the southwest of the city.According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, two people have been hospitalized, but they do not have serious injuries. Some high-rise residential buildings have been evacuated after the remains of the airplanes hit them. At least some of the residents have already been able to return to their homes. The buildings have suffered minor damage.Russia blames the drone attack on Ukraine. Ukraine has not admitted that it carried out the attack.In Moscow’s social media, it is reported that GPS navigation has weakened. For example, taxi drivers complain that the GPS has weakened so much that they can no longer find their destination, says ‘s Russia correspondent Heikki Heiskanen. According to him, the police in Moscow have also been declared in a typhoon state of emergency, which means the highest alert readiness.Kyiv has been bombarded with several airplane and missile strikes in the past few days. Ukraine says the latest attack involved 31 Shahed drones, of which Ukraine says it shot down 29. Sources: Reuters, APyl-01
