Active GPS jamming has been detected in the waters off Gelendzhik, in southern Russia. According to OSINT analyst HI Sutton, this is indicated by unusual vessel behavior recorded on the MarineTraffic website, which tracks ship movements using the AIS system. It has been suggested that this is caused by Russian military ships going out to sea.

Ship movement maps show that several ships have begun to circle near the entrance to Gelendzhik Bay, which has attracted the attention of analysts. Sutton noted that the jamming is concentrated in the area of ​​buoy number 133 - a regular navigation buoy used to mark changes in the bottom depth when deepening channels. However, according to the analyst, the buoy could have been equipped with equipment to suppress the GPS signal.

Earlier, Sutton, based on satellite images, drew attention to the withdrawal of ships of the Russian Black Sea Fleet from the port of Novorossiysk. It is assumed that they were moved to Gelendzhik Bay, given its depth, suitable for such vessels. The movement of ships may be related to Russia's concerns about the possibility of Ukraine using Storm Shadow missiles.

There are no official statements on this yet.