From Fox News: The Cuban government said Sunday that 32 of its citizens were killed during the U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
In statements posted on Facebook, Havana announced that January 5 and 6 would be observed as days of “national mourning” to honor those who had died.
Cuba also condemned the operation as a “criminal act of aggression and state terrorism.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reported that Cuban operatives ran Venezuela’s internal intelligence and security operations, including personally guarding Maduro.
“It was Cubans that guarded Maduro,” he said. “He was not guarded by Venezuelan bodyguards. He had Cuban bodyguards.”
Trump said Cuban casualties were high.
“A lot of Cubans were killed yesterday,” he said. “There was a lot of death on the other side. No death on our side.”
The Cuban government issued a statement, saying, “True to their responsibilities for security and defense, our compatriots fulfilled their duty with dignity and heroism and fell, after fierce resistance, in direct combat against the attackers or as a result of the bombing of the facilities.”
“Victims of yet another criminal act of aggression and state terrorism, the combatants, through their heroic actions, embodied the solidarity of millions of compatriots,” the statement added.
“The Revolutionary Government will organize the appropriate actions to pay them the tribute they deserve.”
Cuba recognized that 32 Cubans died when Maduro was arrested.
They are stupid enough to say they died after a “fierce combat”… that lasted 3 minutes and did not scratch a single American soldier.
They talk up a storm, but can’t fight for shit. pic.twitter.com/ebqopjJGKA
— Saul Montes-Bradley (@Debradelai) January 5, 2026
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