Ukraine's Zelenskyy tells CBS News Russia tried to attack his plane with drones twice in recent weeks
Zelenskyy said Russian drones twice entered Moldovan airspace while his presidential plane was there, and he called it an effort to intimidate foreign leaders.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CBS News on Tuesday that Russia targeted his presidential plane with drones twice in recent weeks while flying through Moldovan airspace.
- Zelenskyy believes these incidents reflect a Russian intimidation strategy targeting him and foreign leaders, as unidentified drones have increasingly entered European airspace in recent months.
- Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store described a near miss on Sept. 9, though Ukrainian officials dismissed the account as an 'exaggeration' and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the threat 'illusory.'
- On Sunday, a Russian drone struck a passenger train carrying foreign dignitaries, including CIA Director David Petraeus, forcing evacuation near the Polish border.
- NATO fighter jets shot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace for the first time on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, signaling these incursions extend beyond Ukraine.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy says Russian drones attacked Moldova twice while he was in transit
On September 9, a Moldovan govt. spokesperson said the Ukraine President’s aircraft departure for Norway was delayed as the country’s airspace was closed over a drone alert
Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russian drones attacked Moldova twice while he was in transit
Sept 15 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday that Russian drones attacked Moldovan airspace twice while he was in the country aboard his aircraft in transit. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said a drone was “on the verge of reaching” Zelenski’s plane as it took off from Moldova to Oslo.
Zelenskyy Reveals Repeated Aerial Targeting During Recent European Travels, CBS Reports
Russian drones targeted the official aircraft carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy twice over recent weeks in Moldovan airspace, as Zelenskyy disclosed to CBS News.
Zelensky says Russia launched drones into Moldova twice while his presidential plane was there. A source in his office called a reported near-collision ‘an exaggeration.’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian drones had recently entered Moldovan airspace twice while his presidential plane was in the country. He spoke about the incidents in an interview with CBS News.
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