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by darkpuma 2626 days ago
Do you know if GLONASS is also being spoofed in these same areas?
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Yes.

Grigory Bakunov did some research

https://telegram.me/addmeto (Search on 'GLONASS' on [19.10.16])

Translated in part -

"That's what I found out: somewhere inside the Kremlin there is (and probably is moving) a powerful transmitter. It simulates the operation of the GPS and GLONASS satellite at L1 frequencies and makes noise at L2 and L5 frequencies. "

(Spoofs civilian, blocks military)

He thinks the airport is chosen randomly, not to geo-block drones which is a bit of a strange idea.

"These coordinates can be entered directly or selected from the list offered by the device manufacturer. It so happened that in these lists for Russia appear only the centers of large cities and Airports. As you understand, Vnukovo is the first alphabetically located airport in the Moscow region. And in this version I also believe, of course."