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Romania, as a NATO member, has stepped up border monitoring due to the war in neighboring Ukraine, where drone and missile flights are regularly recorded.
Romania scrambled two F-18 fighter jets near the border with Ukraine on the night of October 6. This was stated by the country's Ministry of Defense, RIA Novosti reports.
According to the defense department, two air targets moving in Ukrainian airspace were detected near the border. “Two F-18 fighters of the Spanish Aerospace Forces took off from the 57th Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base,” the statement said.
An air raid alert was announced in Tulcea County and it remained in effect for an hour. The Ministry of Defense indicated that the detected drones did not violate the country's airspace.
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Romania will maintain or increase air patrols near the border with Ukraine in the coming weeks
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