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The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro
“Any military force in the world knows the power of the Igla-S and Venezuela has no less than five thousand Igla-S,” declared the Venezuelan leader on Wednesday.
The President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stated that the country has five thousand portable anti-aircraft missiles, made in Russia, to face the North American military threat.
The Igla-S is a portable missile, designed to shoot down planes at low altitude. It has already been used in military exercises ordered by Nicolás Maduro in response to the North American deployment to the Caribbean area.
Washington mobilized seven ships and combat planes, claiming to be fighting against drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea, where, since the beginning of September, it has carried out at least seven attacks that caused 32 dead.
The United States Army this week destroyed another vessel accused of drug trafficking in the Pacific Ocean, killing three people, said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. According to the Pentagon representative, no US military personnel or agents were injured. The attack occurred about eight hours after another vessel was fired upon by US forces, resulting in the deaths of two people.
North American President Donald Trump announced in mid-October that he also authorized clandestine operations of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) against Venezuela. The United States accuses Maduro and the Government of Caracas of leading a vast drug trafficking organization.
Venezuelan authorities vehemently deny the accusation and claim that Donald Trump’s administration seeks to impose a change of regime in the country and seize important oil reserves.
