Zelenskyy's flight delayed over drone near Moldova
Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, following up on hot leads, stated literally that President Zelenskyy's plane, taking off from Moldova, narrowly avoided a drone: 'this is the reality he (Zelenskyy) has to deal with'.
Consensus
- The flight of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zеленского from Chișinău International Airport was delayed on September 8.
- Moldova closed its airspace after a drone entered from Ukraine.
- The drone crossed into Romania before crashing in a field approximately 160 km from Chișinău.
- The crash occurred near the village of Mihaiлены in the Rîșcani district, bordering Romania.
- The closure of airspace caused delays for three departing flights and four arriving flights.
- Zelenskyy's flight departed at 17:30 on September 8.
- Moldovan authorities confirmed the drone's crash site and the closure of airspace.
- The drone was reportedly Russian, possibly a 'Guray-3' or 'Guray-5'.
- The drone was tracked by radar and moved westward from Chișinău before entering Romania.
- The drone remained in Romanian airspace for about 30 minutes before returning to Moldova and disappearing from radar.
Points of divergence
- Moldovan authorities did not confirm the claim that Zelenskyy's plane narrowly avoided a drone. — fontanka
- Moldovan authorities are allegedly concealing information about the arrest of a Ukrainian citizen attempting to smuggle a drone with explosives across the border. — vesti
- An official source in Ukraine's presidential administration called the Norwegian prime minister's statement a 'hyperbole'. — tg_severrealii
- Moldovan authorities explicitly denied that Zelenskyy's aircraft was threatened by the drone. — vm
- The Financial Times, citing a Ukrainian source, reported that the drone was close enough to potentially target Zelenskyy's plane, though no specific distance was given. — thebell
- The Norwegian prime minister's claim about a near miss may have originated from Zelenskyy himself, though this is unconfirmed. — thebell
Coverage (7 sources)
- «Near miss» of Zelensky — what is known about it — The Bell
- Moldova reacted to report of incident involving Zelenskyy's plane — Фонтанка
- Ukraine's flight to Norway from Moldova was delayed due to drone threat, reported in Chisinau — Север.Реалии
- Moldova downplays information on the detention of a Ukrainian with a drone, Dodon stated — Вести
- Moldova refutes information about Zelenskyy's plane being threatened by a drone — Вечерняя Москва
- In Moldova, information about a drone threatening Zelenskyy's plane was refuted — Вести
- Moldova refutes Norway's claims about incident involving Zelenskyy's plane — Москва 24
Key entities
- Zelenskyy
- Moldova
- Ukraine
- Norway
- Moldova
- Kishinev
- Dumitru Chiric
- Moscow
- Igor Dodon
- Reuters
- Romania
- Socialist Party
- Oslo
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