Zelenskiy’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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Zelenskiy’s plane ‘almost hit’ by drone on Tuesday, Norway PM says
OSLO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - 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 pub...
The plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Oslo almost got hit by a drone, said the Norwegian Prime Minister.
Despite the dangerous incident, he arrived safely in Oslo.
The revelation was made by the Norwegian Prime Minister, without any details being disclosed as to the origin of the information or the distance to which the drone passed from the aircraft.
<p>Zelensky's plane almost collided with a drone in Moldova - Prime Minister of Norway The plane of President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky almost collided with a drone during preparation for takeoff from Moldova.</p>
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