German Top Commander Says Russia Jammed His Plane Twice

(MENAFN) Germany’s highest-ranking military officer disclosed Monday that his aircraft was deliberately targeted by Russian GPS jamming operations on two separate occasions while flying in the Baltic Sea region.

During a press briefing in Berlin, Gen. Carsten Breuer confirmed the attacks, underscoring growing concerns about Moscow’s alleged use of electronic warfare near NATO airspace.

"I have personally experienced this twice," Breuer stated. "The first incident occurred while my plane was flying over the Baltic Sea as I was traveling northward. The second incident was during a visit to a military exercise in Lithuania, the Iran Wolf exercise," he said.

Breuer did not address the separate incident involving EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s aircraft, which experienced GPS interference on Sunday during its flight to Bulgaria. He did, however, acknowledge a rising trend in such electronic disruptions.

The European Commission confirmed Monday that von der Leyen’s plane was affected.

"We can confirm there was GPS jamming, but the plane landed safely," Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta told media. "We have received information from Bulgarian authorities that they suspect this blatant interference was carried out by Russia," she added.

The revelations add to mounting evidence that Russian electronic warfare capabilities are being employed near critical NATO and EU air corridors, raising fresh alarms across the bloc.

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