Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CBS News on September 15, 2026, that Russian drones targeted his presidential aircraft twice in recent weeks near Chișinău, Moldova, as part of an intimidation campaign. He characterized the attacks as aimed at him and other foreign leaders.
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In an exclusive interview with CBS News' Aidan Stretch, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had targeted his plane with drones twice in recent weeks, part of what he called a strategy to intimidate himself and other European leaders.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told CBS News that Russian drones entered Moldovan airspace twice in recent weeks while his presidential aircraft was in or near Chișinău. He said the first incident occurred as he traveled to Norway and the second as he returned to Ukraine, linking both to an effort to intimidate him and other foreign leaders [cbsnews.com#1][thehindu.com#1][meduza.io#1]. Mo
KYIV POST: Zelensky Says Russia Targeted His Plane Twice in Recent Weeks https://www. kyivpost.com/post/84596 In an exclusive interview with CBS News on Tuesday, Sept. 15, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russia targeted his plane twice with drones in recent weeks, including during travel through Moldovan airspace. He also said Moscow may have deliberately targeted a train carrying foreign o
Russia attempts to attack Ukraine's presidential plane twice in recent weeks – Zelenskyy #Ukraine Russia targeted the plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy twice in recent weeks, Zelenskyy announced this in an interview with CBS News on Tuesday.