This Tuesday, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Fanb) paid tribute at a funeral to 24 soldiers who were murdered by the United States government during its attack on Venezuela that ended with the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and the first lady, Cilia Flores, on January 3.
The information was released through a video published on the Instagram social network of the Army commander, Johan Hernández Larez @jhernandezlarez, «Duel, Honor and Glory. Three words for those who are no longer here. For the patriots who on January 3 wrote with blood a tragic page of our history. We remember them not for the cause, but for the sacrifice,” said the M/g on the social network.
In another video you can see the tribute to the fallen. «La Fanb pays tribute to our Heroes of the Homeland. With hearts filled with pride and eyes fixed on our flag, the great military family pays the highest honor to the soldiers who, with unwavering courage, made the supreme sacrifice in defense of our Homeland.
«There is no greater love to which he gives his life for the freedom and security of his Nation. Our soldiers are not just names on a plaque, they are the eternal echo of resistance and honor. In every corner of our geography, their blood becomes the seed of sovereignty. They understood that the Homeland is not inherited as an object, but is defended with the soul. Honor to their bravery, because in the face of danger they did not take a step back. Peace to their remains, may they rest under the ground that they protected with so much zeal (…) To their families, our eternal solidarity. To his comrades in arms, our admiration for continuing the legacy. History will write their names in letters of gold, because as long as there are men and women willing to give everything for our integrity, the Homeland will never be defeated (…) Honor and eternal glory to our soldiers! “, reads the dissemination on the social network.
The president in charge of the Republic, Delcy Rodríguez, decreed this Tuesday seven days of national mourning for the men and women who gave their lives defending the Homeland.
The information was made known by Rodríguez during a visit to the José Félix Ribas Socialist Commune, in the community of 70, Santa Ana neighborhood, in the Antimano parish, in Caracas.
“We have officially decreed 7 days of National Mourning in honor of the martyrs who gave their lives with maximum sacrifice in defense of our sacred Homeland, during the criminal military attack perpetrated by the United States government on January 3, 2026,” said Rodríguez.
The imperial government of Donald Trump attacked the early morning of this January 3 at 1:58 am, in several parts of the country: Caracas, La Guaira, Aragua and Miranda and carried out the kidnapping of the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro and the first lady, Cilia Flores.
Through a statement, the Bolivarian Government denounced a “very serious military aggression” by the United States in civil and military locations in the states of Miranda, Aragua, La Guaira and the country’s capital, Caracas, and ordered the “deployment of the command for the comprehensive defense of the nation” as President Nicolás Maduro ordered the implementation of the decree that declares the state “external commotion” to protect the national territory and move “immediately to armed struggle.”
In this regard, the Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations denounced to the Security Council the armed aggression perpetrated by the United States against Caracas and the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira.
The document, signed by Ambassador Samuel Moncada, states that the attacks were “brutal, unjustified and unilateral,” carried out with bombings and operations by special troops.
Venezuela accuses Washington of violating Article 2 of the UN Charter, which prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity and political independence of States.
