NATO scrambled two German Eurofighter jets in response to Russian airstrikes near Ukraine's border with Romania overnight into Wednesday. The jets were activated after Russian weapons systems approached Romanian airspace.

Officials in Romania announced Wednesday that NATO deployed two German fighter jets in its airspace in response to a Russian drone attack on Ukraine.

Two German fighter jets were sent to the Ukraine-Romania border Tuesday night following a wave of drone strikes from Russia. Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa province in Ukraine, said drones hit infrastructure and production facilities in the city of Izmail,