04.01.2026 09:20
It has been reported that at least 40 people have died in military airstrikes in which U.S. forces detained Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.
In a report based on a senior Venezuelan official by the New York Times, the civilian and military casualties in the attacks on the capital Caracas and some strategic areas by the United States were mentioned.
THERE ARE CIVILIANS AMONG THE DEAD
According to this, in the military airstrikes in the capital Caracas and some strategic areas where Maduro and his wife Flores were detained, at least 40 people, including military personnel and civilians, lost their lives.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Yesterday (Saturday) around 2:00 AM local time, explosions and sounds of aircraft were heard in the capital of Venezuela, Caracas. The Venezuelan government accused the United States of carrying out attacks on civilian and military facilities in various regions of the country following the explosions.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a large-scale attack was carried out against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, and that Maduro and his wife were taken out of the country. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi also stated that a criminal complaint had been filed against Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in the U.S., and that Maduro was charged with "drug terrorism, cocaine trafficking, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices against the U.S."
The Venezuelan government called on the international community to condemn the U.S., while some countries criticized the attack, and there were also those who supported the U.S. with their statements.