Zelenskyy’s plane 'almost hit' by drone on Tuesday, Norway PM says
Store said the plane was nearly hit as it took off from Moldova, and Ukraine has not publicly commented on the incident.
- 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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The Moldovan airspace was closed for almost an hour on Tuesday afternoon as the Ukrainian president was about to take off from Chisinau to Oslo. According to the authorities, the drone fell and exploded about 160 km from the airport of the Moldovan capital.
The revelation of the Prime Minister of Oslo. The Ukrainian leader was taking off from Moldova when he was approached by an aircraft without pilot taken off from Crimea
"His plane was about to be shot down by a drone when he was about to take off from Moldova, so that's the reality he (Zelensky) is facing," said Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.
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Volodymyr Zelensky’s plane ‘almost hit by drone’ while leaving Moldova . Volodymyr Zelensky’s plane was "almost hit by a drone" while leaving Moldova, according to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere
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