08.01.2026 08:30
Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced that the death toll from the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela, which resulted in the detention of President Nicolas Maduro, has risen to 100. Speaking about allegations of physical intervention against Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores during the U.S. raid, Cabello confirmed that Flores was injured in the head and Maduro in the leg.
Speaking to the state television VTV, Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello stated that many people lost their lives during the U.S. military intervention in the country, and that women in their homes were among the injured.
Cabello said, "The attack on our country was horrific, this is true, this is a fact, and no one can hide it. So far, there are 100 dead and just as many injured. The people of Venezuela are a noble and brave people."
"FLORES WAS INJURED IN THE HEAD, MADURO IN THE LEG"
Cabello, who stated that civilians unrelated to the conflict lost their lives due to the extremely powerful bombs of the U.S., expressed that during the raid, President Nicolas Maduro's wife Cilia Flores was injured in the head, while Maduro was injured in the leg.
Referring to the Cubans who died in the U.S. intervention, Cabello said, "Our comrades in the Armed Forces, our Cuban brothers in Venezuela, police personnel, had friends who were suddenly attacked and killed while sleeping in their homes."
WHAT HAPPENED?
On January 3, around 02:00 local time in the capital of Venezuela, Caracas, explosions and sounds of aircraft were heard. The Venezuelan government accused the U.S. 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 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.