Volodymyr Zelensky confirms. The first statement about the military drones that followed his presidential plane in Ireland
The plane carrying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at Dublin Airport in Ireland on December 1, 2025. PHOTO: Clodagh Kilcoyne, PA Images / Alamy / Profimedia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Monday reports that several unidentified drones were spotted near the flight path of his plane during the trip the Kiev leader made to Ireland last week, Reuters writes.
“There will be an investigation… There were drones, indeed,” Zelenski told reporters. “We somehow got used to living in these circumstances,” the Ukrainian president said in response to a question about security issues.
Irish media reported last Thursday that a military ship spotted up to five drones flying close to the presidential plane's flight path.
The Journal publication, which first wrote about the sighting of the drones at Dublin Airport, stated that they arrived at the place where Zelenskiy's plane was expected just as it was supposed to land.
According to the Irish Times, citing unnamed sources, the plane arrived slightly earlier and was not endangered.
Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska arrived in Dublin late last Monday night. The next day, on Tuesday, the Ukrainian president met with President Catherine Connolly and Prime Minister Micheal Martin, after which he gave a speech in parliament in Dublin in which he said Ireland “understands the price of freedom”.
The presence of drones near Dublin during the recent visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is part of a “coordinated threat”, Irish Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan said on Monday, according to Agerpres.
Addressing the press in Dublin, Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin warned in turn that there had been a “significant escalation of hybrid attacks” against EU member states.
