NATO scrambles F-18 planes and residents issued alert as Russia launches attack
NATO was forced to scramble two military aircraft overnight after spotting an "aerial target" approaching the alliance's eastern border, the Romanian Ministry of Defence said. In a statement issued on October 17, the ministry said: "On Saturday, October 17, the radar surveillance system of the Ministry of National Defense detected an aerial target moving over the territory of Ukraine, towards the border with Romania, north of the town of Plauru, Tulcea County.
TL;DR
- An aerial target was detected approaching Romania's border from Ukraine.
- Two Spanish F-18 aircraft were scrambled from the 57th Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base.
- An RO-Alert message was sent to residents in northern Tulcea County.
- No intrusions into Romanian airspace were reported.
- The air alert ceased at 02:30.