The American military intervention in Venezuela claimed at least 80 victims, including civilians and members of President Nicolás Maduro’s bodyguards, who were detained by American special forces.
The number of victims of Saturday’s US military intervention in Venezuela has increased to at least 80. The New York Times wrote this on Sunday, citing a high-ranking Venezuelan official. According to him, members of the security forces and civilians are among the victims. TASR informs about it.
According to original NYT information, at least 40 soldiers and civilians were killed in the US operation in Venezuela. At the same time, the unnamed official warned that the number of dead could increase.
Maduro’s security eliminated
Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López announced on Sunday that a large part of President Nicolás Maduro’s bodyguards were killed, as he and his wife Cilia Flores were detained and taken to the US by US special forces.
Sources cited by the New York Post said that no American soldiers were killed in the action and no American equipment was destroyed.
Trump’s statements and threats
US President Donald Trump, who ordered the intervention, did not rule out that the United States would launch another attack on Venezuela if necessary. On Saturday, he also declared that the US is not afraid to deploy troops to the Latin American country. According to him, many Cubans who participated in the protection of Maduro also died in Venezuela during Saturday’s attack.
