Zelenskyy’s plane ‘almost hit’ by drone on way to Oslo, Norwegian PM says - Al Jazeera

Jonas ​Gahr Store says incident happened when jet ⁠⁠carrying Ukrainian president took off from Moldova.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A plane carrying Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy lands at Gardermoen, Norway, on September 8, 2026 [NTB/Frederik Ringnes via Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 9 Sep 2026 9 Sep 2026 Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store has said a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Moldova to Oslo was almost hit by a drone.

Zelenskyy, whose country has been fighting a Russian invasion that began in February 2022, arrived in Norway’s capital on Tuesday evening to attend the funeral of Norway’s King Harald V .

“His flight was almost hit by a drone when it was taking off from Moldova,” Store told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK on Wednesday. “That is the reality he lives in.”