- September 10, 2026
Moldovan government spokesperson says drone alert delayed Zelenskyy’s departure for Norway
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska follow the coffin carrying Norway’s King Harald V as it is taken in a procession from Oslo Cathedral to the palace chapel at Akershus Castle in Oslo, Norway, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026.
| Photo Credit: AP
The departure from Moldova of a plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Norway was delayed when authorities closed the country’s airspace over a drone alert, a Moldovan government spokesperson said on Wednesday (September 9, 2026).
The spokesperson in a statement said the President’s aircraft was cleared for take-off once it had been established that a Russian drone had come down on Moldovan territory.
Published – September 10, 2026 05:33 am IST
