Zelenskyy’s plane 'almost hit' by drone on Tuesday, Norway PM says
Moldovan officials said two Russian drones triggered airspace closures and delayed three departures, including Zelenskyy’s flight to Norway.
- 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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Zelenskyy's plane 'almost hit' by drone while taking off from Moldova, says Norwegian PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Oslo following his departure from Moldova to join world leaders and international dignitaries for the funeral of King Harald V after meeting with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
Zelensky's plane 'almost hit' by drone en route to Oslo
OSLO — Ukraine and Moldova on Wednesday played down claims from Norway’s prime minister that a plane carrying President Volodymyr Zelensky was almost hit by a drone as it flew to Oslo. Jonas Gahr Store told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK that Zelensky’s plane was “almost hit by a drone when it was taking off from Moldova”. But a source in the Ukrainian presidency described the claim that Zelensky was at risk as “exaggerated”. “It was an alert …
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