Cyprus RAF site hit by one-way drone attack as Britons evacuated

Описание: Families are being evacuated from a major British RAF base in Cyprus hours after its runway was struck by an Iranian drone.

The blasts hit RAF Akrotiri, home to thousands of Brit military personnel and their families, at around midnight.

The MoD said families would be moved to alternative accommodation on Cyprus – but the base will continue its military operations.

Air raid sirens were activated and RAF Typhoons and F-35B Lightning jets were scrambled alongside air to air refuelling tankers.

A base source told The Sun at least one drone hit a runway shortly before midnight, adding: “There is damage to the airfield.”

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