Zelenskiy's plane almost hit by drone on Tuesday, Norway PM says - Reuters
Zelenskiy's plane almost hit by drone on Tuesday, Norway PM says Reuters
First reported 5 days ago · latest update 4 days ago
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s aircraft was reportedly involved in a near-miss incident with a drone on Tuesday. The event occurred as the president was departing from Moldova to travel to Oslo, Norway.
The purpose of the trip was for President Zelenskiy to attend the funeral of the King of Norway. The incident took place during the takeoff phase of the flight.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere disclosed the information regarding the encounter on Wednesday. Speaking to the public broadcaster NRK, the Prime Minister stated that the aircraft was almost hit by a drone while leaving Moldovan airspace.
At this time, there have been no further details provided regarding the origin of the drone or the specific circumstances surrounding the proximity of the device to the presidential plane. No injuries or damage to the aircraft were reported in connection with the incident.
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Zelenskiy's plane almost hit by drone on Tuesday, Norway PM says - Reuters
Zelenskiy's plane almost hit by drone on Tuesday, Norway PM says Reuters
5 days agoZelenskiy’s plane 'almost hit' by drone on Tuesday, Norway PM says
OSLO, Sept 9 - The plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to Oslo for the funeral of the king of Norway was \"almost hit\" by a drone when taking off from Moldova on Tuesday, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told public broadcaster NRK on Wednesday.
5 days agoZelensky's plane 'almost hit' by drone en route to Oslo, Norway PM says
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".
4 days ago · FRANCE24