US Edition'Large part' of Maduro's security team killed during U.S. raid, Venezuela's defense minister says
Venezuelan Defense Minister reported many of Maduro's security forces killed during U.S. raid that captured Maduro, who now faces U.S. drug charges in New York court.
- On Saturday, US Special Forces seized Nicolas Maduro in helicopter-borne strikes on military sites in Caracas; General Vladimir Padrino said a large part of Maduro's security team was killed.
- US officials say Maduro was removed on drug-related charges after US President Donald Trump ordered his removal, citing the 2020 indictment including narco-terrorism conspiracy.
- Images showed Nicolas Maduro blindfolded and handcuffed on Saturday, while PDVSA asked joint ventures to cut crude output amid export paralysis after a US blockade last month.
- Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has assumed interim authority with Venezuelan top court backing, while General Vladimir Padrino said the armed forces have been activated nationwide to guarantee sovereignty.
- The United Nations Security Council will convene on Monday to discuss the US attack, which Antonio Guterres called a dangerous precedent, while Russia and China criticised the most controversial intervention since the invasion of Panama 37 years ago.
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Numerous soldiers and secret services of the important ally of Cuba are deployed in Venezuela. Many were killed in the US attack and the arrest of Maduro – possibly his bodyguards.
Venezuela is currently facing an unprecedented political and military crisis following the US airstrike and Maduro's arrest. The Defense Minister himself has now admitted that several soldiers deployed to protect Maduro were killed in the operation.
Padrino accused US military personnel involved in the operation of “brutally killing most of Maduro’s security detail, soldiers, and innocent civilians.”
The main motive of "Uncle Sam" has always been simple, the procurement of others, the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council said.
US forces killed 'large part' of Maduro's security team during capture
Venezuela‘s defense minister revealed that U.S. Delta Force commandos killed a “large part” of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s security team during Operation Absolute Resolve. Speaking to the public on television, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino denounced the operation that saw Venezuela’s head of state snatched from the country’s most fortified compound without the loss of any U.S. troops. In his address, he said the Venezuelan armed fo…
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