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Russia Blamed for Jamming Navigation System of Plane Carrying EU Chief

HeadlineSep 02, 2025

The European Commission says a plane carrying European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen was left circling above an airport in southern Bulgaria Sunday after an apparent GPS jamming attack on the plane. According to the Financial Times, the plane’s pilots were forced to land using paper maps. The European Commission blamed Russia for jamming the plane’s navigation system and said the incident would “ramp up our defense capabilities and support for Ukraine.”

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