Norway's PM: Zelenskyy's plane almost hit by drone
A drone nearly struck a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Oslo, according to Norway's prime minister. However, a Ukrainian source said the threat may have been overstated.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store informed Norwegian public broadcaster NRK on Wednesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plane was almost struck by a drone during its takeoff from Moldova en route to Oslo for the funeral of Norway's recently deceased King Harald V. Store stated that Zelenskyy had departed for Canada, where he intended to meet with leaders to discuss matters. The incident occurred on Tuesday, as Zelenskyy journeyed from Moldova to Norway.
Zelenskyy arrived in Oslo on Tuesday evening and held discussions with Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide and Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg in the Norwegian capital, focusing on military aid, including air-defense support, and civilian assistance. On Wednesday, Zelenskyy joined other foreign dignitaries at King Harald's funeral.
Neither Ukrainian authorities nor Zelenskyy have commented on the drone incident. A Ukrainian presidency source told AFP that there was an alert when a Russian drone entered Moldovan and Romanian airspace, describing the claim of Zelenskyy being at risk as exaggerated. The Institute for the Study of War, a US think tank, reported that a Russian drone flew in Moldovan and Romanian airspace for approximately an hour on Tuesday.
The drone entered Moldova from Ukraine, flew over Romania, and crashed back in Moldova. However, it remains uncertain if this drone corresponds to the one mentioned by Store.
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