Overview
- Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said on his state TV program that the Jan. 3 U.S. operation left 100 dead and a comparable number wounded.
- Cabello reported that Nicolás Maduro was wounded in the leg and that Cilia Flores suffered head and body injuries during their capture.
- Venezuelan forces held honors for 24 fallen soldiers, and Cuba confirmed 32 of its military personnel in Venezuela were killed in the clashes.
- The United States announced the seizure of two tankers and stated it intends to control Venezuelan oil sales indefinitely.
- Acting president Delcy Rodríguez signaled willingness to negotiate oil transactions with Washington as prosecutors opened inquiries into the reported deaths.