
British Military Base in Cyprus Attacked by Drone
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides confirmed that a British air base located on the island was hit by a Shahed drone, amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East.
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Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides confirmed that a British air base located on the island was hit by a Shahed drone, amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East.

The strike was most likely the work of Hezbollah, security service sources told Protothema.gr – “We are not participating in any military operation,” stressed Nikos Christodoulides – Why Akrotiri is considered a target of high symbolic value in the Eastern Mediterranean The post Questions mount after shahed drone strike on RAF Akrotiri, second UAV intercepted appeared first on ProtoThema English.

The UAE says it has intercepted Iranian missiles and one person has been killed by the fall of debris. Dubai airports have suspended operations as witnesses upload videos from the scene online.

Ukraine’s air defences have destroyed more than 140,000 assets including 44,000 Shahed-type drones and 2,000 Kh-101 missiles.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Shahed drone transponders, used to coordinate attacks against Ukraine, have appeared in Belarus. He affirmed that efforts have been made to eliminate these three or four transponders.

Energy infrastructure has been damaged in Mykolaiv after a Shahed drone attack on 22 February, leaving 16,000 consumers without electricity.
The British air base Akrotiri in Cyprus was hit in a drone attack. There were no casualties, but staff are being temporarily relocated. The attack occurs in the context of escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Residents of a 17-story building in central Kyiv recount their struggle for survival during a night attack by Shahed drones near the Zvirinetska metro station.

Ukraine has managed to dismantle a modern Wi-Fi system that enabled Russian Shahed drones to enter Ukraine's north from Belarus.

Police bomb disposal experts in Kirovohrad Oblast have destroyed the warhead of a Russian drone that fell on the grounds of a local cemetery.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Shahed drone repeaters had appeared on the territory of Belarus, thanks to which attacks on Ukraine were being coordinated. At the same time, according to the pr

Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, drones have transformed the battlefield. But they have also brought the war to Ukrainians’ doorstep. Small drones known as FPVs and long-range Shahed drones are terrorising Ukrainian civilians. In a special report in collaboration with RFI Ukraine, our Observers recount their day-to-day reality.

IRAN attacked an Aramco oil facility in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, with Shahed drones. Due to the attack, the refinery ceased operations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family was a "cynical" murder.
Ukraine released thermal camera footage showing its helicopter crews using machine guns to destroy multiple Russian Shahed drones.
Belarus helping Russia adjust Shahed drone strikes on Ukraine, Zelensky says The Kyiv Independent

Iran's military tactics against US forces include ballistic missiles, Shahed drones, and swarming boats, but American forces have proven countermeasures.