The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine explained the reasons for the disruption of the precise time system in mobile phones during the air raid. The malfunctions are caused by the use of electronic warfare and GPS coordinates spoofing.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine explained the reasons for the disruption of the accurate time system in mobile phones during the air raid and recommended disabling the automatic time adjustment mode in the phone during the air raid, UNN reports .

“Attention, in the course of measures to repel air attacks by the Russian occupiers, electronic warfare means are being used,” the statement reads.

It is reported that, in particular, to increase the effectiveness of influence on the enemy, means of spoofing GPS satellite navigation coordinates are used.

“A side effect of this impact is a disturbance in the precise time system used by mobile phones in the automatic time update mode. In view of the above, it is advisable to disable the automatic time adjustment mode in the phone and take into account that the accuracy of satellite navigation systems may be disrupted during the announcement of air alerts,” – explained electronic warfare experts at the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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On November 5, Ukrainians began complaining about the malfunctioning of their smartphone clocks: some users' clocks are “in a hurry.” In addition, the wrong location appears on the phones.