USA Rodríguez visits soldiers injured in US attack
Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez has visited soldiers injured in the US attack at the weekend. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino accompanied her on the visit to a military hospital in the capital Caracas, according to the state news agency AVN.
05.01.2026, 17:45
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The Venezuelan government has not yet announced how many people were killed and injured during the US operation to capture the authoritarian head of state Nicolás Maduro on Saturday night. The New York Times, citing a senior Venezuelan official, reported that 80 people were killed.
According to the government in Havana, 32 Cubans alone were killed in the US military strike. Security forces from the allied Caribbean state have been deployed in Venezuela for years. They were responsible for Maduro's personal security as bodyguards or ensure discipline in the ranks of the armed forces.
