05.01.2026 10:04
Notable details have emerged regarding the operation in which the U.S. abducted Maduro. It has been learned that 32 Cuban soldiers and police officers, whom Maduro had recently invited to the country, also lost their lives during the U.S. military operation. The Cuban government has declared a two-day mourning period in the country.
In a statement from Cuban state television, it was reported that Cuban soldiers and police were in Venezuela as part of a mission carried out at the request of the Venezuelan government on the evening of the U.S. intervention.
32 SOLDIERS AND POLICE LOST THEIR LIVES
The statement indicated that 32 soldiers and police officers who were on duty during the U.S. military intervention in Venezuela lost their lives. The Cuban government declared two days of mourning for the fallen soldiers and police. Officials expressed their condolences to the families of the deceased.
WHAT HAPPENED?
On January 3rd, around 2:00 AM local time in the capital of Venezuela, Caracas, explosions and sounds of aircraft were heard.
The Venezuelan administration 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 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 faced charges of "drug terrorism, cocaine trafficking, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices against the U.S."
The Venezuelan administration 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.