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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russian drones attacked Moldova twice while he was in transit

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told CBS that Russian drones attacked Moldova’s airspace twice while he was in transit through Chisinau airport on September 9 and 14. The first attack delayed his departure to Norway due to airspace closure, with one drone landing and causing a fire north of the capital. During the second incident on September 14, two drones entered Moldovan airspace for about ten minutes each over an hour before noon local time. Zelenskiy suggested these attacks may have been aimed at intimidating him rather than targeting his aircraft directly.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview broadcast on September 15 that Russian drones attacked Moldovan airspace twice while he was in transit through Chisinau airport, located near Ukraine's western border. The first incident occurred on September 9, when a drone alert delayed the departure of Zelenskiy’s aircraft to Norway as one drone landed in a field north of Chisinau and another entered Romanian airspace. Zelenskiy did not previously discuss the second attack but suggested that the Russians might have been targeting Moldova's airspace rather than him personally, noting that his plane was there during both incidents.

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Moldova GPE · 6× Moldovan NORP · 5× Zelenskiy PERSON · 5× Russian NORP · 4× Ukraine GPE · 4× Chisinau GPE · 2× CBS ORG · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× Ukrainian NORP · 1× Volodymyr Zelenskiy PERSON · 1×

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russian drones attacked Moldova twice while he was in transit Sept 15 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday that Russian drones attacked Moldovan airspace twice while he was in the country aboard his aircraft in transit.
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🔮 Maybe they didn't want to attack me personally...," Zelenskiy said.
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russian drones attacked Moldova twice while he was in transit · assertive framing

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy says Russian drones attacked Moldova twice while he was in transit Sept 15 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday that Russian drones attacked Moldovan airspace twice while he was in the country aboard his aircraft in transit. asserted
he → say → transit
Zelenskiy told the U.S. television network CBS that he was in Moldova on Ukraine's western border, at Chisinau airport, on his way to and from a trip abroad when the incidents occurred. asserted
incidents → tell → trip
"In Moldova, my presidential jet was there and that's why they attacked Moldova, the airspace of Moldova. asserted
they → attack → Moldova
Maybe they didn't want to attack me personally...," Zelenskiy said. asserted
Zelenskiy → want → me
"When we came back home, again through Chisinau, again they did the same." asserted
they → come → same
On September 9, a Moldovan government spokesperson said the departure of Zelenskiy's aircraft for Norway was delayed as Moldovan authorities closed the country's airspace over a drone alert. asserted
authorities → say → alert
Two Russian drones entered Moldovan airspace on that day. asserted
drones → enter → day
One landed in a field north of the capital, triggering a fire, while the second carried on into Romanian airspace. asserted
second → land → airspace
Zelenskiy had not previously spoken of the second incident. asserted
Zelenskiy → speak → incident
Moldovan authorities said two drones entered the country's airspace on Monday, September 14 for about 10 minutes each over the space of an hour before noon local time. asserted
drones → say → noon
On Sunday, a Russian drone hit a passenger train on Ukraine's border with NATO member Poland, shortly after former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and other European diplomats had used the same line. asserted
Johnson → hit → line
No casualties were reported. asserted
casualties → report → ?
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