The incident that occurred shortly after midnight at the Akrotiri British Base, involved an unmanned drone, which caused limited damage, according to information, Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said Monday in a post on X.
Regarding the incident that occurred shortly after midnight at the Akrotiri Base, the Spokesperson notes, “information received through various channels indicates that it involved an unmanned drone, which caused limited damage”.
“The competent authorities immediately activated the prescribed security protocols and are closely monitoring the situation, in continuous coordination with both the Government of the United Kingdom and the administration of the British Bases”, he adds.
According to Letymbiotis, the National Security Council remains in continuous session under the President of the Republic. Further information will be provided as it becomes available, he said.
The British Bases of Akrotiri were on full alert after midnight, following an explosion on the airstrip, which appears to have been caused by a military drone.
A resident of the area told CNA that an explosion was heard and then aircraft took off from the British Bases, while the Base Police proceeded to cut off the roads leading to Akrotiri.
Residents of the Akrotiri municipal district abandoned their homes, with some of them spending the night at the Limassol military recruitment centre, following instructions from the President of the Republic, Kourion Mayor Pantelis Georgiou told CNA.
The British Bases did not comment on the incident, referring to the Press Office of the Ministry of Defence of the United Kingdom.
Σε σχέση με περιστατικό που σημειώθηκε λίγο μετά τα μεσάνυχτα στη Βάση Ακρωτηρίου,σύμφωνα με ενημέρωση που λήφθηκε σε διάφορα επίπεδα, πρόκειται για μη επανδρωμένο drone το οποίο προκάλεσε περιορισμένες ζημιές.
— Λετυμπιώτης Κων/νος (@letymbiotis) March 2, 2026
Οι αρμόδιες αρχές ενεργοποίησαν άμεσα τα προβλεπόμενα πρωτόκολλα…
(Sources: CNA, X)
