“His plane was almost hit by a drone as it was taking off from Moldova. The incident has not yet been confirmed by Ukrainian authorities.

Zelenskyy safely arrived in Oslo on Tuesday evening after departing Moldova to attend the royal funeral service alongside world leaders and international dignitaries. He had earlier met Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

Providing further details, State Secretary Bhanuja Rasiah at the Prime Minister's Office told NRK that the airspace threat affected the Ukrainian president's flight schedule." There was a drone threat in the airspace over Moldova yesterday, which delayed Zelenskyy's flight on its way to Oslo.

These are threats he lives with every day. It is uncertain how close the drones were to his plane."

NRK cited him as saying. Norwegian finance minister Jens Stoltenberg also confirmed that Zelenskyy personally recounted the incident shortly after arriving in the Norwegian capital."

He told us about it last night when we had a meeting with him. I don't dare go into the details about it, but he was delayed, and there were some threats against the plane.

But I don't know enough about the details to explain anything more," Stoltenberg said." There were some problems getting out, but it's never easy to get out of Ukraine.

But the most important thing was that he took the time, the effort it took for him to come to the funeral," he added. Despite the security risks during the journey, Stoltenberg said Zelenskyy's presence at the funeral was significant.

He noted that it was impressive to see the Ukrainian president walking alongside other world leaders during King Harald's funeral on Wednesday, NRK reported. Following his attendance at the funeral, Zelenskyy paid tribute to the late monarch in a post on X."

We paid our respects to King Harald V. Ukraine will always be grateful to Norway for all its assistance.

This support comes not only from the government, but also from the Royal Family and all the people of Norway. I recall with gratitude our warm meeting with His Majesty and the special attention he paid to Ukraine.

He was a monarch who, for over 35 years, embodied Norway – its openness, dignity, and respect for people. Over that time, our bond with Norway has grown especially strong."