EU chief's plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming in Bulgaria

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The European Commission has confirmed that President von der Leyen's plane was subject to suspected Russian GPS jamming as it attempted to land in Bulgaria yesterday.

According to reports, the pilot of the chartered flight was forced to use analogue maps to land the plane at Plovdiv Airport.

"We can indeed confirm that there was GPS jamming, but the plane landed safely in Bulgaria," said Commission spokesperson Arianna Podesta.

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