Overview
- The ashes of 32 Cuban servicemen killed during the Jan. 3 U.S. mission that captured Nicolás Maduro arrived in Havana for two days of official honors.
- An arrival ceremony at José Martí International Airport was led by Interior Minister Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas, with remains to lie in tribute at the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
- State media showed more than a dozen wounded personnel returning from Venezuela, some in wheelchairs, greeted by senior security officials.
- Authorities announced a mass protest at the Tribuna Antiimperialista followed by a “marcha del pueblo combativo” as part of the public commemorations.
- Tensions escalated as President Donald Trump warned there would be no oil or money for Cuba, while Havana denounced the operation as a kidnapping and said it receives no payment for security assistance in Venezuela.