Zelenskyy's plane almost hit by drone en route to Norway king's funeral, prime minister says

September 9, 2026 / 3:15 PM EDT

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A plane carrying Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Oslo for the funeral of Norway's King Harald V was almost hit by a drone, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store said Wednesday."His flight was almost hit by a drone when it was taking off from Moldova. That is the reality he lives in," Store told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.He provided no other details about the incident.A source in the Ukrainian presidency offered a more nuanced account, telling AFP: "It was an alert in Moldova when a Russian (drone) entered Moldovan and Romanian airspace."The source described as "exaggerated" the claim that Zelenskyy was at risk.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy follows the coffin for Norway's King Harald in a funeral procession for the late king in Oslo, Norway, Sept. 9, 2026.