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Moldova claims Russian drone delayed flights
Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
An incursion by a Russian drone into Moldova's airspace this week forced authorities there to temporarily ground several flights, including one carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Moldovan government said Thursday.
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Zelensky's plane was nearly struck by a drone as it took off from Moldova en route to Oslo for King Harald V's funeral, according to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. The incident underscores ongoing drone activity amid the Russia-Ukraine war and has spurred discussions on strengthening ant…
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 the threat may have been overstated.
By Reuters Oslo, Norway (Reuters) — 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 Støre told public broadcaster NRK on Wednesday.
By Reuters Oslo, Norway (Reuters) — The departure from Moldova of a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Norway was delayed when authorities closed the country’s airspace over a drone alert, a Moldovan government spokesperson said on Wednesday.
A Moldovan government spokesman says a flight scheduled to carry Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Norway was delayed when authorities closed Moldova’s airspace because of a drone incursion
A plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Norway for the king’s state funeral was "almost hit" by a drone as it prepared to take off from Moldova on Tuesday
A plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was almost hit by a drone when it was taking off from Moldova en route to Oslo on Tuesday, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store told public broadcaster NRK.
The drone crossed Moldova twice that afternoon, and controllers shut the airspace over the center of the country for more than an hour, until after it came down in the north.
By Caitlin Danaher and Todd Symons, CNN A Russian drone entering Moldova’s airspace delayed the departure of a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Norway on Tuesday, a Moldovan official said.
A Moldovan government spokesman says a flight scheduled to carry Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Norway earlier this week was delayed when authorities closed Moldova’s airspace because of a drone incursion
Ukraine and Moldova on Wednesday played down claims from Norway's prime minister that a plane carrying President Volodymyr Zelensky was almost hit by a drone as it flew to Oslo. Jonas Gahr Store told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK that Zelensky's plane was "almost hit by a drone when it was taking…
An incursion by a Russian drone into Moldova's airspace this week forced authorities there to temporarily ground several flights, including one carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Moldovan government said Thursday.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s planned flight to Oslo was disrupted on Tuesday by a Russian drone as he was set to depart for the funeral of King Harald, according to Norwegian and Moldovan authorities.
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