What is known about the victims of Venezuela and Cuba in the US military intervention in Caracas?

At least 56 Cuban and Venezuelan soldiers died during the military operation ‘Absolute Resolve’which the US launched against several points in Caracas and three states near the capital of Venezuela to capture the president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, on January 3.

Information about the victims has emerged little by little in recent days and the full extent of Washington’s attack against the South American country is still unknown, which also caused civilian deaths, according to the Venezuelan Government.

After the Venezuelan authorities did not specify any figures since the day of the attack, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces announced that at least 24 of his soldiers died and said goodbye to them this Tuesday at a funeral.

This branch of the Army highlighted that the victims “never bowed” in the face of an operation “disproportionately” inclined towards the United States in “volume of fire, technology and surgical precision.”

The Attorney General, Tarek William Saab, announced this Tuesday the appointment of three officials to investigate what he estimates are “dozens” of deaths.

Venezuelan Prosecutor’s Office announces investigation of “dozens” of deaths after US attack that led to the capture of Maduro

The identity of the Cuban victims

He The Government of Cuba announced on Sunday that 32 of its soldiers also died in the US attack and decreed two days of national mourning that end this Tuesday, precisely the day on which he revealed the identities of the deceased.

Among the victims, the presence of two colonels, a lieutenant colonel, four majors and three captains, all from the Ministry of the Interior (Minint), stands out, as well as nine soldiers in reserve, the latter from the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Minfar). Members of the Intelligence services also lost their lives.

He Youngest soldier killed is a Minint lieutenant, 26 years oldwhile the oldest is a colonel, 67.

According to the Government of Havana, the deceased Cubans “fell after fierce resistance in direct combat against the attackers or as a result of the bombings.”

Many analysts had pointed out that the Maduro’s first personal security circle was made up mainly of Cubanssomething that Caracas and Havana had never confirmed.

These are the 32 Cubans who fell during the capture of Maduro in Venezuela

The mystery about civilian deaths

While information on military casualties is becoming clearer, the unknown remains regarding the number of civilian deaths caused by US bombings.

Saab assured that there was “dozens of innocent civilian casualties” in addition to the militaryechoing the statements that other senior Chavismo officials have made in recent days.

This Monday, a dozen people said goodbye to Rosa Elena González, 80 years old and resident of the state of La Guaira, near Caracas, who died as a result of the attacks.

His apartment, which was completely destroyedwas located near the Military Academy of the Bolivarian Navy, one of the targets of the bombings.

Venezuelan sources cited by The New York Times They revealed around 80 deaths in the operation, a figure that is still far from the 56 Cuban and Venezuelan soldiers confirmed by the authorities.

On the American side, Washington officials said that half a dozen American soldiers were injuredalthough Donald Trump did not want to confirm the figures, but boasted that he had not recorded any casualties.