Zelenskyy’s plane was ‘almost hit’ by a Russian drone over Moldovan airspace, NATO member says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s corporate jet was threatened by a drone as he prepared to fly from Moldova to Oslo, according to Norway’s prime minister.

“His plane was almost hit by a drone as it took off in Moldova. That’s his reality,” Jonas Gahr Støre told local broadcaster NRK on Wednesday.

Støre did not provide further details on the incident. Nor did he mention the distance between the drone and Zelenskyy’s plane.

The Ukrainian president flew from Moldova on Tuesday evening to attend King Harald of Norway’s funeral, before flying to Ottawa to meet with Canadian leaders.

Moldovan authorities said that a drone had entered their…