{
  "id": 14967698,
  "title": "Bulgaria Asks NATO for Air Defense After Ship Attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/bulgaria-asks-nato-for-air-defense-after-ship-attack",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T13:24:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/87300"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bulgaria’s defense minister said Sofia has asked NATO for aircraft, air defenses, counter-drone systems and air patrols after two deadly drone attacks on merchant ships off its coast in a week. The request comes from a government that has halted state military aid to Ukraine and left the Coalition of the Willing, yet Bulgaria remains one of the few NATO countries able to produce Soviet-standard…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}