Overview
- Cuba’s government said 32 of its personnel on mission in Venezuela were killed during the Jan. 3 operation and declared two days of national mourning.
- Venezuelan authorities have not issued a comprehensive tally, while reported totals range from named local lists to at least 40 cited by The New York Times and higher unverified claims.
- Strikes hit military and infrastructure sites around Caracas and nearby states, with documented civilian harm including the confirmed death of Rosa González in Catia La Mar.
- President Donald Trump said there were no U.S. fatalities, acknowledging wounded personnel and a damaged aircraft during the extraction.
- Nicolás Maduro and his wife are in U.S. custody in New York facing narcoterrorism-related charges, intensifying legal disputes and regional diplomatic tensions.