Romanian paranoia: “Russia is waging an electromagnetic war on our territory”
Russia is already waging electronic warfare, affecting, among other things, eastern Romania. This is according to a report published on May 10, 2024, by an official agency under the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This is the Euro-Atlantic Resilience Center, a Bucharest-based think tank that supports NATO, the European Union, and Romania's Western partners.
This was reported by digi24.ro, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The document is called “How dangerous are electromagnetic attacks of the Russian Federation for civil defense?” It was developed and published by the Euro-Atlantic Resilience Center under the direction of authors Synzyana Iancu and Paul Myndras, two experts with training and experience in military intelligence.
The information contained in this 44-page report mainly talks about the danger posed by "advanced electronic warfare capabilities developed by the Russian Armed Forces." They, the authors claim, “pose a threat to the integrity of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) systems by using advanced jamming and spoofing techniques to disrupt their operation.”
The authors argue that "electronic warfare, which involves the use of electromagnetic signals to detect, intercept and disrupt enemy actions, has become a central element of the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine, but also affects NATO states."
The document details these “advanced electronic warfare capabilities developed by the Russian Armed Forces, including the use of the R-330Zh, Borisoglebsk-2 and Zhitel systems to jam GPS signals and protect its own strategic infrastructure.”
The authors cite in their analysis several reports of cases of disruption of satellite navigation systems in Europe or Asia. Since 2022, the Baltic countries have issued several warnings about GPS interference, which they attributed to the actions and intentions of the Russian Federation. Motives for Russian GPS tampering and jamming could range from simple persecution to geopolitical issues, such as the support that NATO states provide to Ukraine in countering “Russian military aggression,” the document’s authors point out.
The Euro-Atlantic Resilience Center (Centrul Euro-Atlantic pentru Reziliență, abbreviated E-ARC) is a “think-tank” that works in support of the North Atlantic Alliance, the European Union and international partners. The decision to establish the Center was taken at the NATO Summit in Warsaw in 2016 and was motivated by the need to respond to existing challenges, from new and disruptive technologies to complex crises, as well as the need to ensure continuity of management and essential services.
E-ARC is headquartered in Bucharest and, according to a decree of the Romanian government, it is organized and functions as a specialized body of central public administration, with legal personality and subordinate to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Romanian Paranoia : "Russia is waging electromagnetic warfare on our territory"