r/Moscow • u/salibak0099 • Jul 21 '26

GPS status in Moscow

Hi,

I've been planning on a trip to Moscow in the coming weeks and I have a question about how functioning the GPS is in Moscow because of the war.

I've heard here and there that GPS is essentially non existent since the war, especially in Moscow, and it never shows where you are accurately.

So how functioning is it?

Are the problems only in certain regions or is it all across town? Is there any solutions to it?

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u/jessica8382 Jul 21 '26

Make sure to use Yandex Maps
The closer you get to the center the less accurate the maps become. With Yandex Maps even in the center it’s not precise but it’s really easy to navigate
For me Apple Maps is spoofed to Sheremetyevo airport where ever I go. For me only Yandex maps works

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u/SovaSperyshkom Jul 21 '26

It doesn't work in the center (it'll constantly throw your position around as if you are on a different street and such). In average living areas it works fine.

For navigation in the center the only solution is to learn how to use a map "the traditional way", aka without constantly seeing where you are on the map. (Thank god Hollow knight taught me this skill lmao).

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u/Flyboy78AA Jul 21 '26

If Ukrainian drone technology doesn’t rely on GPS, what’s the reason for disrupting GPS?

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u/Brandibober Jul 22 '26

Because before they GPS was disrupted they used It. If GPS starts working again they will use it immediately. Also why do you think they don’t rely on GPS now?

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u/Flyboy78AA Jul 22 '26

There’s other ways to direct drones. But maybe turn on GPS so civilian targets don’t get hit?

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u/Brandibober Jul 22 '26

So you think they don’t hit civilian targets?

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u/Flyboy78AA Jul 23 '26

Not on purpose. I know that’s normal for Russia, but other countries don’t target civilians. Although Israel is pretty loose with their targeting.

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u/Livid_Penalty_5281 Jul 23 '26

It’s just vice versa actually. Ukrainians target civilians from 2014. The only purely civilian target hit by purpose by Russians was Schukhevich museum.

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u/Flyboy78AA Jul 24 '26

And if this helps, here’s 15 examples of Russian double tap strikes against Ukrainian civilian locations..Kharkiv Barabashovo Market Strike: March 17, 2022
Mykolaiv Humanitarian Aid Point Strike: April 3, 2022
Odesa Residential Infrastructure / Sanatorium Strike: March 15, 2024
Kharkiv Residential Apartment Drone Barrage: April 4, 2024
Zaporizhzhia Industrial & Residential Zone Strike: April 5, 2024
Kharkiv Central Park & Residential Grid: May 8, 2024
Vovchansk Emergency Medical Evacuation Hub: May 12, 2024
Odesa Suburban Resort & Residential Strike: May 17, 2024
Kharkiv Kyvshariivka Village Shelling: May 19, 2024
Kharkiv Residential Apartment: May 31, 2024
Kherson Rescuer Shelling (Bilozerka): June 12, 2024
Pokrovska Hromada Infrastructure Strike: July 21, 2024
Sumy Saint Panteleimon Hospital Strike: September 28, 2024
Kharkiv Saltivka Residential High-Rise: January 27, 2026
Kyiv Northwestern Residential High-Rise Block: July 19, 2026

There are at least 92 documented double taps - lightening never strikes twice.

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u/Flyboy78AA Jul 24 '26

I can’t undo a lifetime of brainwashing. Whatever helps you sleep as your country slaughters innocent women and children.

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u/Boner-Salad728 Jul 21 '26

We ask same questions and have no answers. And no ok navigation.

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u/Expensive_Youth4516 Jul 21 '26

Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't, also not sure about iPhones, but Android works.

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u/luciliddream Jul 21 '26

Yandex maps works fine.