Hürriyet Dünya30 minutes agoWorld1 min readTürkiye

Zelenskiy's plane escaped UAV attack in Moldova

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Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy's plane was targeted by a UAV during takeoff in Moldovan airspace but escaped unharmed.
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store announced that the plane narrowly avoided being hit by a UAV while taking off from Moldova to Norway yesterday.
As a result of the incident, flights in Moldovan airspace were temporarily suspended.

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Why It Matters

As the war between Ukraine and Russia continues, UAV activity over Moldovan airspace has increased security concerns in the region. Zelenskiy was returning to Ukraine after attending the funeral in Norway.

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Moldovan airspace was targeted while Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy's plane was on board. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store stated that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskiy's plane narrowly avoided being hit by a UAV while taking off from Moldova to Norway yesterday. Store did not disclose the source of the information in question or how close the UAV came to the plane.

Zelenskiy attended the funeral of Norwegian King Harald V, held in Oslo today. Zelenskiy left Norway immediately after the funeral.

Two Russian UAVs entered Moldovan airspace yesterday

Flights at Chisinau Airport were stopped for a while due to two Russian UAVs entering Moldovan airspace yesterday. One of the UAVs fell into an empty field, causing a fire, while the other moved towards Romanian airspace.

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Open Questions

It was not clearly stated who operated the UAV.
It was not disclosed whether the aim of the attack was just to target Zelenskiy's plane.
No details were given about how the UAV was prevented from entering Moldovan airspace.