Cuban soldiers killed during Venezuela attack to be returned
BBC • • nation
Key Points:
- The bodies of 32 Cuban soldiers and security personnel killed during a US military raid in Venezuela have arrived in Cuba for formal military ceremonies and burials.
- The Venezuelan government reports over 100 deaths in the US raid on Caracas on January 3, during which Cuban personnel were protecting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
- This incident marks the largest loss of Cuban combatants to US military action since the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, highlighting the close alliance between Cuba and Venezuela.
- US President Donald Trump has increased pressure on Cuba, threatening to cut off Venezuelan oil supplies to the island, which is already facing a severe economic and energy crisis.
- The Cuban government pledges to resist US pressure and embargoes
