Ukraine strikes Russian-occupied gas platform in Black Sea used for electronic warfare
A spokesperson for Ukraine’s Naval Forces said that the platform housed Russian military personnel and equipment for GPS spoofing, potentially disrupting navigation of civilian ships in the grain export corridor.
Ukrainian military forces reportedly struck a Russian-occupied gas platform in the Black Sea, according to Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesperson for the Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Pletenchuk revealed that the Russians were not using the platform for its intended gas production purposes. Technical equipment for intelligence and Russian military personnel was located there.
Russians repurposed it as a base for electronic warfare operations, particularly GPS spoofing. This technique involves broadcasting false GPS signals to interfere with navigation systems.
Pletenchuk explained that this activity could potentially disrupt civilian maritime traffic, including vessels using Ukraine’s grain export corridor.
Ukrainian Navy reportedly strikes Russian-occupied gas platform in Black Sea overnight. Platform, housing intel equipment and ~40 personnel, allegedly hit by Sea Baby naval drones with 1000km range. Fire ongoing. 
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