NATO Scrambles Multiple Fighter Jets After Long-Range Russian Strikes
Two F-16 fighter jets took off from a major airbase east of the Romanian capital at 11:15 p.m. local time after Moscow "resumed its drone attacks on civilian targets and port infrastructure in Ukraine," Bucharest said in a statement.
Russia has frequently attacked the Ukrainian port of Izmail, which sits directly across from the Romanian town and broader region of Tulcea. The Danube River marks the border between the two countries.
Oleh Kiper, the governor of the southern Odesa region covering Izmail, said the area around the port came under drone strikes overnight.
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