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Russian drone incursion delays flight carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky
Moldova briefly closed its airspace after detecting a drone crossing from Ukraine, according to BBC News.
The short version
- A Russian drone incursion delayed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's flight departing from Moldova to Norway.[BBC News]
- Moldovan authorities closed national airspace after identifying the drone entering from Ukraine.[BBC News]
- Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre claimed the flight was nearly hit by a drone, but a Ukrainian source disputed the threat level as exaggerated.[BBC News]
Key facts
- A Russian drone incursion into Moldovan airspace delayed a flight carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to Norway.[BBC News]
- Moldovan government spokesman Dumitru Ciorici stated that airspace was closed after detecting a Russian drone arriving from Ukraine.[BBC News]
- Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre alleged that Zelensky's flight was nearly hit by a drone during takeoff.[BBC News]
What remains uncertain
- The immediate proximity and threat posed to the flight remain disputed between Norwegian claims of a near-hit and a Ukrainian source downplaying the risk as exaggerated.[BBC News]
Sources
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