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The president of the Municipal Defense Council of Campechuela, Yoandris Ramos Gutiérrez, called this Saturday for the top representatives of local organizations and institutions to strengthen the territorial defense strategy of the coastal municipality in the province of Granma, in eastern Cuba.
During the meeting, Ramos Gutiérrez ordered the prioritization of activities related to defense and to raise the "risk perception" regarding what he described as the "growing aggressiveness of the United States government against Cuba," reported on its digital page by the official broadcaster CMKX Radio Bayamo.
The leader was emphatic in stating that "it is essential for the population to clearly understand the areas where they must protect themselves in the event of a limited attack by enemy aviation."
He instructed the executives of each defense zone to share maps, routes, and signage, and to conduct drills so that the families of Campechuela can act "with swift reflexes in the shortest possible time."
The meeting also discussed the update of the templates for the production and defense brigades. Ramos Gutiérrez emphasized that "it's not about having names on a piece of paper, but about having trained, motivated, and organized individuals who can, in real time, coordinate food production with territorial military response."
A third focus of the meeting was combating misinformation on social media. Authorities identified that digital platforms are used "systematically" to "misinform, discourage, demobilize, and weaken the unity of the people around the revolution and its leaders."
In this regard, they ordered to enhance the "communicative counteroffensive" and strengthen the media education of the population.
As a conclusion to the meeting, Ramos Gutiérrez urged those present not to be defeated either by the lack of fuel or by the memes of hatred.
The episode is part of the escalation of mobilization that the regime has undertaken throughout 2026, officially declared the Year of Preparation for Defense.
Since January, Saturdays have become permanent days of civil military training nationwide, featuring exercises that include AK-47 rifles, drones, and anti-tank mines.
The most recent trigger was President Donald Trump's statement on May 2 in Palm Beach, when he remarked, "We will be taking Cuba almost immediately. Cuba has problems."
Days earlier, on March 28, he stated in Miami that "sometimes it is necessary to use military force, and Cuba is next."
In response, the regime intensified its bellicose rhetoric. Former president Raúl Castro sent letters to the Central and Eastern Armies urging them to firmly confront any enemy aggression, while also insisting on the idea that they are "with one foot in the stirrup and ready for a charge with machetes."
In the province of Granma, the National Civil Defense Headquarters distributed a family guide on how to protect oneself from a military aggression which instructs families to prepare backpacks with candles, matches, food for three days, and medications, and to take refuge in "basements, semi-basements, tunnels, and ditches" during an air raid alert.
While the regime calls for preparations for war, 70% of essential medications are unavailable in state pharmacies, and one in three Cuban households experiences hunger, with a cost of living exceeding 40,000 pesos compared to an average salary that does not reach 7,000 pesos.
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