Irish police have launched an investigation into the sighting of unidentified drones spotted in a no-fly zone during Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Dublin, The Irish Times reported.
According to the newspaper, the Irish police's special detective unit, which is tasked with investigating incidents posing a threat to national security and the fight against terrorism, is investigating all the circumstances surrounding the incident. The armed forces and "international security partners" are assisting law enforcement agencies. The newspaper specifies that these are the intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom and the European Union.
Sources of The Irish Times reported that Zelensky himself and the people on board his plane were safe. RTE television reports that the drones were spotted 10 km from the coast of the republic, east of Howth, a suburb of Dublin.