It has been alleged that Russia obstructed the flight’s GPS signal on a Royal Air Force jet carrying the United Kingdom’s Defense Secretary while it was cruising near the Russian border. Secretary John Healey was on a flight back from the Baltic country of Estonia to the UK when Russia is suspected to have obstructed this signal.
As outlined by The Guardian, the electronic attack happened on Thursday, May 21, while the Secretary had been visiting British soldiers. It remains unclear if the flight was deliberately targeted, given that the flight path was visible on major aircraft tracking websites. The passengers onboard the plane, including Healey, were told that despite the tracking attack, the flight was still safe to operate.
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