Zelensky's plane nearly hit by drone leaving Moldova for Norwegian king's funeral

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said a drone almost struck Volodymyr Zelensky's plane as it prepared to take off from Moldova on Tuesday, forcing a temporary airspace closure. A source in Zelensky's office called the Norwegian account exaggerated, saying the alert was triggered by a Russian drone that had strayed into Moldovan and Romanian airspace and later came down on Moldovan territory. Zelensky reached Oslo safely and joined other leaders on Wednesday for King Harald V's funeral.

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