A Ryanair plane about to land at Vilnius airport was diverted to Warsaw in Poland on Thursday because of GPS interference, Lithuania's air navigation authority said on Friday.

A Ryanair flight has been forced to abandon its landing after a mysterious GPS ‘jamming’ signal caused interferance as it approached Russia’s border. The flight – which was due to land in Lithuania’s Vilnius airport after departing from Luton airport on Thursday – was forced to divert at the last minute after already beginning its descent.

A Ryanair flight was diverted after its GPS jammed while it was heading towards the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius - an area in which Estonia and Finland have claimed Russia has placed jamming equipmen

This incident echoes concerns over Russia's electronic warfare tactics, with reports indicating that Moscow has been actively jamming GPS signals across Europe, affecting aviation safety and critical infrastructure.