Drone Crashes at British RAF Base in Cyprus, Cypriot President Says

RAF Akrotiri serves as a key hub for UK military operations in the Middle East.

A dog sits at the main gate of the UK's RAF Akrotiri air base after it was hit by a drone strike early morning near Limassol, Cyprus, on March, 2, 2026. Petros Karadjias/AP

A Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicle crashed into the British Royal Air Force base at Akrotiri in Cyprus shortly after midnight on March 2, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said, as tensions continued across the Middle East.

Christodoulides said in a March 2 post on X that the drone struck military facilities at the base at 12:03 a.m., causing limited damage but no casualties.