{
  "id": 6482678,
  "title": "Drone Nearly Hit Zelenskyy’s Plane During Departure To Oslo, — Norwegian PM",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/drone-nearly-hit-zelenskyys-plane-during-departure-to-oslo-norwegian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T19:16:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "UATV English",
    "slug": "uatv-english",
    "url": "https://uatv.ua/en/drone-nearly-hit-zelenskyy-s-plane-during-departure-to-oslo-norwegian-pm/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre revealed that a drone almost collided with the plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife as it took off from Moldova en route to Oslo. His remarks were reported by Norwegian public broadcaster NRK. Støre noted that Zelenskyy now faces a perilous existence in the region. The prime minister did not provide additional specifics on how he obtained this information. It remains unclear if the incident was intentional or accidental. Støre expressed the gravity of the situation when he inquired about Zelenskyy's night, to which the Ukrainian president commented that he could not consider it a good night due to constant reports of Russian strikes. Moldova had briefly restricted its airspace upon the arrival of a Russian drone in the country, though no harm was reported near Chisinau airport. The drone subsequently flew into Romania. According to Moldova's Ministry of Defense, the drone was initially presumed to be a Shahed-type UAV. The airspace infringement occurred at approximately 16:20 local time. The airspace above central Moldova was partially secured for aircraft safety. Later, it was stated that a drone had crashed in a field, but its exact model was not identified. On the same day, Romanian fighter jets intercepted a suspected airspace violation, and Iași Airport temporarily ceased operations. Throughout the night of September 9, Russian drones continued to target Ukraine's border infrastructure with Moldova.",
  "summary": "Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre stated that a drone nearly hit the plane carrying the Ukrainian president and first lady as it departed from Moldova to Oslo. UATV English reports that his remarks were cited by Norwegian public broadcaster NRK . Støre said Zelenskyy's plane \"was almost hit by a drone as it took off from Moldova\" on its way to Oslo. \"That's the reality he has to live in,\"…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}