Cyber● Elevated2h ago · Nov 11, 2026, 10:00 AM
They’re in Ukraine. Why Do Their Phones Say They’re in Peru?
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NYT World · Eastern Europe
GPS-linked devices have been insisting that Ukrainians are in Lima, the Peruvian capital. The culprit is a jamming system built to thwart Russian airstrikes.
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