Russian drone nearly hits Zelenskyy's plane during Moldova takeoff

In the skies above Moldova on a Tuesday morning, the fragile boundary between diplomacy and war made itself felt once more — a Russian drone passed close enough to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's aircraft that the world briefly held its breath. Norwegian Prime Minister Støre later named the moment plainly: this is the reality the Ukrainian leader inhabits, even when traveling to mourn a king. The incident is not merely a security footnote but a signal that the geography of this conflict has no clean edges, and that the risks of leadership in wartime do not pause at international borders.