Guilty no Russian: Bulgaria has changed its mind about the muffling of GPS aircraft Ursula von der Lyen

He also added that although "ground devices" found no signs of muffling, this does not exclude the possibility of detecting obstacles "onboard devices", Euronews reports. Analysts have confirmed in conversation with journalists that the GPS signal could have been broken by radio interruptions, despite the fact that the muffling in the area was not detected.

The Director of Communications Flightradar24 Jan Petchenik added that obstacles "could be internal, both on the plane and from another source. " In his turn, Viceremier-Minister and Transport Minister of Bulgaria Grozdan Karadzhov denied that the government had provided any information on this issue to the European Commission. These words are contrary to the claim that the Bulgarian authorities have suspicions of the Russian Federation.

According to Viceremier-Minister, the Bulgarian Aviation Authority submitted a report on conversation between a pilot of the aircraft and the dispatching tower to the European Aviation Security Agency (EASA), but although this exchange was about "minor problems" with GPS, it did not mention Russia's interference. "EASA still needs to remove computers from the aircraft and check that these computers have registered," Karadzhov said.

The aircraft of the Head of the European Commission Ursula von der Lien on September 1 was forced to land at the Plovdiv Bulgarian Airport. Dassault Falcon 900lx was circling over the airport due to the loss of signal loss. The Financial Times said that Bulgaria's authorities suspected the Russian Federation of GPS attack at the airport. "We have received information from the Bulgarian authorities that they suspect that this happened because of open Russian intervention.

Of course, we are aware and are accustomed to threats and intimidations that are a regular component of Russia's hostile behavior," the European Commission spokesman quoted. In turn, pilot Sean Fitzpatrick, who was flying in the same area on the day of the event, noted that Plovdiva Airport has long been in the obstacle area. According to him, pilots are usually switched off GPS receiving and using alternative systems.