The Cuban regime welcomed a group of military personnel and collaborators who were injured during the U.S. operation in Venezuela that ended with the capture of Nicolás Maduro. The action resulted in the death of 32 Cubans, as confirmed by military sources in Havana.
The survivors were part of the brigades sent by Havana to support the regime of Maduro, a historical ally of the leaders Miguel Díaz-Canel and Raúl Castro. Their arrival took place at the José Martí international airport, where they were received by high-ranking officials from the Communist Party and the Army, according to the state-run media Cubadebate.
According to that state portal, a commission led by members of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Party, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, welcomed the so-called "internationalist collaborators" and conveyed "the recognition of the people and the leadership of the Revolution for their courage in the face of imperialist actions."
The reception was also attended by Army Corps Generals Álvaro López Miera and Lázaro Alberto Álvarez Casas, heads of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) and the Ministry of the Interior (MININT), respectively. Both praised the "fortitude" of the injured and reaffirmed the commitment of the Cuban government to chavismo, despite the political collapse currently facing Venezuela following Maduro's capture.
The remains of the 32 fallen soldiers will be repatriated this Thursday morning and will receive a posthumous tribute at the airport in Havana. Later, they will be transferred to the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Minfar), located near the Plaza de la Revolución, where they will be displayed in a wake.
The regime has insisted on portraying the events as "imperialist aggression," while the United States government confirmed that the military operation was carried out by special units under direct orders from President Donald Trump, within the context of the transition process in Venezuela.
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