Zelenskyy’s plane narrowly escapes drone collision en route to Oslo — Norwegian PM

Støre made the comments in an interview with Norwegian broadcaster NRK.

“His plane was almost hit by a drone as it was taking off from Moldova,” Støre said.

“That is the reality in which the Ukrainian president lives.”

Zelenskyy traveled to Norway to attend the funeral of King Harald V and hold talks with Støre. The two leaders met twice within 24 hours: Tuesday and again Wednesday morning.

The Norwegian PM said Zelenskyy still did not get enough sleep during the visit. He spent the night monitoring his phone and receiving updates about where Russian missiles had struck. Støre said the experience had made a strong impression on him, highlighting the scale of the crisis in which his Ukrainian counterpart lives.

Zelenskyy said Sunday that he planned to travel to Norway and Canada to discuss ballistic missile defense. He said Ukraine’s ballistic missile defense capabilities remained a weak point and that Kyiv wanted to develop its own system.