Moldova said on 9 September that a drone alert had delayed Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s departure for Norway the previous day. His aircraft was cleared after the airspace closure ended, Reuters reported. Norway’s prime minister separately described a near hit but gave no proximity details. [1]
AP reported that a drone crashed in Moldova’s Riscani district without injuring anyone. It also reported a crossing into Romanian airspace, where Spanish F-18 aircraft were scrambled to track it. The incident is separate from the 9 September attack on the Ukraine–Moldova border crossing. [2]
ContextThe confirmed flight delay should not be presented as proof that the aircraft narrowly avoided a collision. [1]