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riversedge

(78,973 posts)
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 01:16 PM 3 hrs ago

Military-Type Drones Breach No-Fly Zone In Dublin To Target Zelensky

Source: crooksandliars.com





Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.

By Susie Madrak — December 5, 2025

Even if they identify their origin, I don't know that they'll release it to the public. Via The Journal:

FOUR UNIDENTIFIED MILITARY-STYLE drones breached a no-fly zone and flew towards the flight path of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plane at sea near Dublin Airport late on Monday night, The Journal has learned.

The plane landed, slightly ahead of schedule, just moments before the incident happened at about 11pm. The drones reached the location where Zelenskyy’s plane was expected to be at the exact moment it had been due to pass.

The drones then orbited above an Irish Navy vessel that had secretly been deployed in the Irish Sea for the Zelenskyy visit.

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Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/12/military-type-drones-breach-no-fly-zone



I have not heard nor seen any follow up to this event.





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Military-Type Drones Breach No-Fly Zone In Dublin To Target Zelensky (Original Post) riversedge 3 hrs ago OP
Good thing Zelenskyy's plane was early Bayard 1 hr ago #1
I hate that the first question I asked myself was watertiger 1 hr ago #2
If they can get that close to a head of state, what stops them from getting to passenger planes? chowder66 38 min ago #3

Bayard

(28,127 posts)
1. Good thing Zelenskyy's plane was early
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 03:01 PM
1 hr ago

This sounds like a definite Russian assassination attempt. The more desperate Putin becomes, the more frequent he's going to try this. And the Europeans better realize it could happen to any of them.

chowder66

(11,674 posts)
3. If they can get that close to a head of state, what stops them from getting to passenger planes?
Fri Dec 5, 2025, 03:57 PM
38 min ago
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