Cyprus Drone Interceptions Raise Tensions with Greece
Two unmanned aircraft heading toward the UK's sovereign base areas in Cyprus were intercepted on March 2, 2026, as authorities responded to a drone alert that also triggered an evacuation at Paphos Airport and prompted Greece to announce additional military deployments to Cyprus. According to local reporting and regional media citing Konstantinos Letymbiotis, the drones were aimed at the British bases in Akrotiri and Dhekelia and were destroyed before reaching them.