In Romania, two F-18s were scrambled after targets were detected near Snake Island

On Sunday, Romanian radar systems detected two aerial targets near Snake Island, prompting the deployment of F-18 fighter jets and helicopters of the Spanish Air Force from the Mihail Kogălniceanu airbase, the Romanian Ministry of National Defence reported.

The first target appeared approximately 30 kilometers east of the island, within Ukrainian airspace, and subsequently vanished from radar near Sulina.

A second target was detected about 55 kilometers west of the island; two NH-90 helicopters were scrambled to intercept and monitor it.

"Two Spanish Air Force F-18 aircraft, currently on combat alert, took off from the 57th Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base. The National Military Command Center notified the Inspectorate for Emergency Situations in order to alert the public," the Romanian Ministry of Defense stated in a release issued to the media.

 According to the ministry, the first target soon disappeared from radar screens east of the Romanian town of Sulina. At 14:02, the military detected a second object approximately 55 kilometers west of Snake Island; two Spanish NH-90 helicopters were scrambled to monitor the airspace. These Spanish military crews are stationed in Romania to carry out routine operations as part of a NATO air policing mission.

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