Two Spanish fighter jets were activated in Romania following an alert about Russian drones in Ukrainian airspace.

Two Spanish F-18 fighter jets deployed under NATO command in Romania scrambled on Tuesday following the detection of two unidentified aerial vehicles near the border with Ukraine. The incident prompted local authorities to issue emergency instructions for residents in the affected area to seek shelter.

The deployment is part of ongoing NATO air policing missions in the region, which have increased in frequency due to the proximity of the conflict in Ukraine. The scramble serves as a standard defensive measure to monitor and intercept potential unauthorized incursions into NATO-protected airspace.