These are the 32 Cubans who fell during the US aggression against Venezuela

The names of the 32 Cuban citizens who lost their lives during the US military attacks against Venezuelawhich occurred in the early morning of January 3, 2026, were officially announced this Tuesday.

According to information published by journalist Lázaro Manuel Alonso, Cubans carried out missions representing the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) and the Ministry of the Interior (Minint), at the request of counterpart institutions in Venezuela.

The 32 Cubans died after directly resisting the attackers or as a consequence of the bombing of the facilities where they were located, an attack that ended with the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

According to journalist Claudia Rafaela Ortiz, who lost one of her best friends in the North American intervention, the Cubans offered resistance to the US military for two hours until they ran out of ammunition.

Names of deceased Cubans

Fighters from the Ministry of the Interior (21):

Colonel Humberto Alfonso Roca Sánchez (67)
Colonel Lázaro Evangelio Rodríguez Rodríguez (62)
Major Rodney Izquierdo Valdés (51)
Major Ismael Terrero Ge (47)
Captain Yoel Pérez Tabares (48)
Captain Addriel Adrián Socarrás Tamayo (32)
Lieutenant Colonel Orlando Osoria López (49)
Mayor Rubiel Díaz Cabrera (53)
Mayor Hernán González Perera (43)
Captain Bismar Mora Aponte (50)
First Lieutenant Yorlenis Revé Cuza (38)
First Lieutenant Alejandro Rodríguez Royo (35)
First Lieutenant Erdwin Rosabal Ávalos (35)
First Lieutenant Daniel Torralba Díaz (34)
Lieutenant Yasmani Domínguez Cardero (32)
Lieutenant Fernando Antonio Báez Hidalgo (26)
First Lieutenant Yandrys González Vega (45)
First Lieutenant Yordanys Marlonis Núñez (43)
First Lieutenant Yunio Estévez Samón (32)
Lieutenant Yoandys Rojas Pérez (46)
First non-commissioned officer Giorki Verdecia García (30)

Fighters of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (11):

Captain Adrián Pérez Beades (34)
Senior Warrant Officer Suriel Godales Alarcón (42)
Soldier (r) Adelkis Ayala Almenares (45)
Soldier (r) Alexander Noda Gutiérrez (48)
Soldier (r) Ervis Martínez Herrera (52)
Soldier (r) Juan Carlos Guerrero Cisneros (55)
Soldier (r) Juan David Vargas Vaillant (54)
Soldier (r) Rafael Enrique Moreno Font (35)
Soldier (r) Luis Alberto Hidalgo Canals (57)
Soldier (r) Luis Manuel Jardines Castro (59)
Soldier (r) Sandy Amita López (37)

From the analysis of the list it appears that The average age of the victims is 44 years, with ages ranging between 26 and 67 years.

Of the total, 21 belonged to the Minint and 11 to the FAR, including nine soldiers in reserve status.

National mourning and official reactions

He Cuban Government decreed two days of National Mourning, from 6:00 am on January 5 to 12:00 pm on January 6, 2026to pay tribute to the deceased combatants.

The official note published in the media indicates that the 32 Cubans died as a result of the “criminal attack perpetrated by the United States government against the sister Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela,” and that their heroic action “raised the feeling of solidarity of millions of compatriots.”

The relatives of the victims were informed and received condolences and support from Army General Raúl Castro Ruz and the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and president of the Republic Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, as well as from the headquarters of the Minint and the FAR.

Cuba demands from the US the “immediate release” of Maduro

The Cuban Government announced the organization of official tribute events to pay tribute to them.

From Venezuela, the Minister of Defense, General in Chief Vladimir Padrino, confirmed that the US forces that They attacked Caracas and killed a large part of Nicolás Maduro’s security teamdescribing the action as a “cowardly kidnapping” preceded by cold-blooded murders of soldiers and citizens.

According to The New York Timesthe total number of fatalities from the US intervention would amount to around 80 people, including civilians and security personnel.