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Zelenskyy’s plane 'almost hit' by drone on Tuesday, Norway PM says

Norway’s prime minister said the incident underscored the risks facing Zelenskyy as talks focused on air defense and aid for Ukraine.

  • On Tuesday, a drone nearly hit the aircraft carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as it departed from Moldova, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store told public broadcaster NRK on Wednesday.
  • Zelenskyy traveled to Oslo to attend the funeral of King Harald, arriving on Tuesday evening for a visit focused on military assistance and critical air defense support for Ukraine.
  • Store emphasized the constant danger surrounding the Ukrainian delegation, noting Zelenskyy spent his night receiving updates on missile strikes across Ukraine, which Store called "a very dramatic situation."
  • During his Oslo visit, Zelenskyy met with Norwegian Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide to discuss military aid and the Freyja initiative for developing European air defense.
  • Following the funeral for King Harald on Wednesday, where Zelenskyy marched alongside other heads of state, he departed Norway to conduct further diplomatic talks with leaders in Canada.
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A drone "almost hit" the plane with which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from Moldova was traveling to Oslo on Tuesday for today's funeral of Norway's King Harald V, said Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere for the NRK public service.

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The plane transporting the Ukrainian President from Moldova to Oslo, where he attended the funeral of King Harold V of Norway, was almost hit by a drone at the time of takeoff.

·Lisboa, Portugal
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During his flight from Moldova to Norway, President Vladimir Zelinski of Ukraine almost ran into a drone...

·Moscow, Russian Federation (the)
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Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store revealed that a drone nearly hit Volodymyr Zelensky's plane when he took off from Moldova to Oslo on 9 September. The Ukrainian President was on his way...

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President Vladimir Zelinski of Ukraine almost encountered a drone on his flight from Moldova to Oslo, announced by the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gar Støre.

·Riga, Latvia
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noz.de broke the news in Osnabrück, Germany on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
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