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Ukraine leader Zelensky’s plane almost hit by drone on way to Oslo, Norway PM says

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The plane carrying ⁠Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to ⁠Oslo for the funeral of the king of Norway was nearly struck by a drone when taking off from Moldova on Tuesday, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told public broadcaster NRK on ‌Wednesday. “His plane was almost hit by a drone as it was about to take off from Moldova. That is the reality he is facing,” said Stoere, who did not say what his source was for the information or how close the drone came.

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 that the threat may have been overstated. The Ukrainian president was among dignitaries in Oslo for King Harald V's funeral as Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre said a drone nearly struck Zelenskyy's plane as it took off from Moldova

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joined a host of other foreign dignitaries in Oslo for the funeral of Norway's King Harald V. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s plane had a near miss with a drone while departing Moldova for Norway. This occurred as he was traveling to attend King Harald’s funeral, as reported by Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store.

Jonas ​Gahr Store says incident happened when jet ⁠⁠carrying Ukrainian president took off from Moldova. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's plane narrowly avoided being struck by a drone as it departed Moldova for Norway, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said Wednesda...

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