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Two Spanish Fighter Jets Scramble to Defend NATO’s Eastern Flank After Russian Drone Alert in Romania

Summary by Olive Press News Spain
The aircraft, deployed at Mihail Kogalniceanu airbase near the Black Sea, were activated after Romanian radar detected a group of aerial targets.

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Digi 24 broke the news in Bucharest, Romania on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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