President Volodymyr Zelensky told CBS News on September 15, 2026, that Russia attempted to target his presidential aircraft with drone strikes on two separate occasions during recent trips through Moldova. He stated Russia deliberately attacked Moldova because his plane was present.
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Zelensky told CBS News that Russia tried to target his presidential plane with drones twice during recent trips through Moldova. “In Moldova, my presidential jet was there, and that’s why they attacked Moldova,” Zelensky said. “When we went back home, again through Chisinau, they did the same.”
"So in Moldova, my presidential jet was there, and that's why they attacked Moldova," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
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"In Moldova, my presidential jet was there, and that's why they [Russia] attacked Moldova. When we went back home, again through Chisinau, they did the same. I don't trust them. I think they knew. That's why, Europeans, Americans, the big delegation had been in the train [carrying foreign dignitaries on a visit to Ukraine, including senior European officials and former CIA Director David Petraeus]