(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Ukraine Invasion Day 848: first confirmed instance of GPS jamming on commercial trans-Atlantic route [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-06-19 Russian forces conducted a mid-sized Shahed-136/131 strike against Ukraine on the night of June 18 to 19, launching 21 Shaheds from Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Krasnodar Krai, and occupied Cape Chauda, Crimea. Ukrainian air defenses destroyed 19 Shaheds over Kherson, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Kirovohrad, Khmelnytskyi, and Lviv oblasts. [78] Falling debris from destroyed Shaheds fell on industrial and residential infrastructure in Malekhiv, Lviv Oblast, and Oleksandrivskyi Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast. [79] Ukraine's Southern Operational Command reported that Russian forces launched an unspecified number of ballistic missiles at coastal areas in Odesa Oblast on the evening of June 19, damaging recreational infrastructure. [80] www.understandingwar.org/... Ukrainian air defense shot down 19 of the 21 Shahed-type attack drones launched by Russia overnight on June 19, Ukraine's Air Force reported. The Afipsky oil refinery in the Krasnodar region and the oil refinery near the city of Enem in Adygea were attacked by Ukrainian UAVs. Air traffic control (ATC) communications from international airspace over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean appear to show the first confirmed instance of GPS jamming on commercial trans-Atlantic routes. [30] Sometimes when a GPS receiver is jammed it is not able to recover on its own, even when it out of range of the interference. It is likely the aircraft that experienced GPS jamming was coming from the Baltic or or middle east where interference is common, and one or both of its GPS receivers had not recovered. 80% of transatlantic air traffic goes through the Shanwick OCA. rntfnd.org/... An X (formerly Twitter) account specializing in open-source and signals intelligence (OSINT and SIGINT) analysis posted on June 19 ATC communications reportedly from Shanwick Oceanic Control (overseeing the international airspace zone covering the northeastern Atlantic Ocean between the west coast of Scotland and Ireland to the southwestern coast of Iceland) stating that a flight between Madrid, Spain, and Toronto, Canada, was unable to ascend to a higher altitude due to apparent GPS jamming affecting other aircraft at the higher altitude. [31] The ATC communications noted that GPS jamming forced air traffic operating at higher altitudes along the Madrid-Toronto route to operate in a "degraded mode," to which the ATC dispatcher responded that this is the first instance of GPS jamming along Atlantic routes of which the dispatcher is aware. [32] The Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation, a nonprofit advocating for improved GPS security, responded to the incident on June 19 and noted that if GPS jamming becomes a regular occurrence over the Atlantic Ocean, then "thousands of flights a day could be impacted with delays and cancellations." [33] The Resilient Navigation and Timing Foundation noted that a GPS jammer is not always able to recover after experiencing jamming and assessed that the aircraft that experienced the jamming over the Atlantic was likely flying from the Baltic region or Middle East and that one of its GPS receivers had not recovered by the time it entered the Shanwick Oceanic Control Zone. The cause of the GPS disturbances has not yet been identified as of the time of this publication. ISW has previously observed high levels of GPS jamming over Poland and the Baltic region since late 2023, however, which some analysts and experts have attributed to Russian electronic warfare (EW) activity from the Kaliningrad area and near St. Petersburg. [34] www.understandingwar.org/... @pmolpmol of Danish TV2 places the Kaliningrad Jammer on the electronic warfare base of Pionerskij. Further claims the system responsible is the mysterious TOBOL. https://t.co/Ignd7f2A24 January x They made it! Longest electronic warfare attack on aviation navigation over south Baltics so far. 42h38min and counting. pic.twitter.com/DiGyeAoua5 — Markus Jonsson (@auonsson) March 2, 2024 eyesonrussia.org Key Takeaways: Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un signed a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement in Pyongyang on June 19, likely aimed in part to use military-technical cooperation with North Korea as a threat against the West to discourage further support for Ukraine. Russian and North Korea largely framed the agreement as evidence of their mutual support as part of a common struggle against the West and signaled that they share a goal to challenge the West and current world order. Putin is pursuing a coalition of friendly states with historically warm ties to the Soviet Union to act as an alternative to the West and current world order. Russian government officials announced their intention on June 19 to suspend Russia's participation in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA). The Russian military command continues to endorse a culture of permissiveness towards war crimes perpetrated by subordinates on the battlefield in Ukraine. The Russian government is attempting to deflect responsibility for well-documented Russian violations of international law regarding Russia's treatment of Ukrainian children by accusing the Ukrainian Armed Forces and other security structures of committing "crimes" against children. Ukrainian forces recaptured positions near Starytsya and Russian forces recently advanced near Chasiv Yar and Donetsk City and in east (left) bank Kherson Oblast. Finnish outlet Yle, citing satellite imagery and Finnish intelligence sources, reported on June 19 that the Russian military has deployed roughly 80 percent of its equipment and personnel based near the Russian-Finnish border to support its invasion of Ukraine. x Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence has reported increased Russian efforts to recruit from several African countries. This recruitment campaign is likely an attempt to replace significant battlefield losses. #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/plDvjbsJjL — Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) June 19, 2024 x ⚡️ WAR IN #UKRAINE - JUN 19, 2024 ■ Engagements stay above average, casualties at 7-day average ■ Artillery, drones & air defence systems losses above average ■ Increased strikes on both sides but the strike ratio improves See dashboard for further data#UkraineWar… pic.twitter.com/PS68LdM14U — Ragnar Gudmundsson 🇮🇸🇺🇦 (@ragnarbjartur) June 19, 2024 x There is no doubt that Russian heavy-armour losses in Ukraine have been vast. What remains in question, however, is Russian industry’s capacity to replace these tanks, and at what rate and with which types.#MilitaryBalane analysis: https://t.co/IKfhcowHmB pic.twitter.com/pcKhf2p2W7 — IISS News (@IISS_org) June 19, 2024 Kyiv's Recaptured Frontline Positions Near Kharkiv Ukrainian forces reportedly recently recaptured Tykhe and advanced elsewhere northeast of Kharkiv City amid continued Russian offensive operations in northern Kharkiv Oblast on June 19. ... Geolocated footage published on June 10 and 18 shows that Ukrainian forces also recently recaptured areas in southern and central Starytsya (southwest of Vovchansk), and a Ukrainian battalion operating in the area reported on June 10 and 18 that it recaptured positions near Starytsya. [36] Ukrainian Kharkiv Group of Forces Spokesperson Colonel Yuriy Povkh stated on June 19 that Ukrainian forces have "blocked" dozens of Russian soldiers in an unspecified fortified area in Vovchansk. [37] ISW recently observed reports that Ukrainian forces encircled up to 200 Russian personnel in the Vovchansk Aggregate Plant in the central part of the city, although Povkh did not name the Aggregate Plant in his comment. [38] A Ukrainian source reported on June 18 that Russian forces struck Vovchansk with 13 guided glide bombs within a single hour, which indicates that Russian forces may prepare for a limited offensive push in Vovchansk in the coming days. [39] … The Ukrainian General Staff reported that Russian forces continued ground attacks near Vovchansk and north of Kharkiv City near Lyptsi on June 18 and 19. [42] www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... www.understandingwar.org/... NE of Ochakiv, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine ~46.675452, 31.577120 @GeoConfirmed @UAControlMap Source: https://t.me/DPSUkr/20433 www.understandingwar.org/... x Removing all of the Russian landmines from Ukraine would take 700 years, even if the country wasn't still busy fighting off Russia's invasion, so Ukraine has turned to AI to identify which regions it should de-mine first. https://t.co/epz5wXsVnf — New Scientist (@newscientist) June 19, 2024 x Today, Kyiv mourned the loss of a true hero, Colonel Valentin Korenchuk, known by his call sign "Beekeeper." Korenchuk's valiant efforts in the skies helped inspire the legendary tale of the Ghost of Kyiv, alongside Hero of Ukraine Vyacheslav Yerka. 📸: Serhiy Okunev/NV pic.twitter.com/PHeEDCO5L1 — The New Voice of Ukraine (@NewVoiceUkraine) June 18, 2024 Despite sanctions, Russia still gets its hands on Western goods. Russia's economy has withstood the shock of sanctions, growing 5.4% in the first quarter of this year as its trade relations with Asia and the Middle East soared https://t.co/8O5WOS9pJT x A wonderful introduction to Crimea from the outstanding scholar Rory Finnin. https://t.co/UEC5RcMNvL via @politico — Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) June 19, 2024 [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/19/2247422/-Ukraine-Invasion-Day-848-first-confirmed-instance-of-GPS-jamming-on-commercial-trans-Atlantic-route?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/