US Capture of Nicolas Maduro 2026: Havana Mourns Fallen Soldiers
Cuba honors 32 soldiers killed during the US capture of Nicolas Maduro 2026. Tensions between Trump and Diaz-Canel reach a breaking point as oil threats loom.
Thirty-two coffins draped in Cuban flags arrived in Havana early Thursday. They're the human cost of the January 3, 2026, US military operation in Venezuela that led to the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro. The arrival of the remains marks a definitive escalation in the already fractured relationship between Washington and Havana.
Havana Mourns After US Capture of Nicolas Maduro 2026
President Miguel Diaz-Canel and the 94-year-old retired leader Raul Castro were present at Havana's international airport to receive the fallen soldiers. According to News Agencies, the soldiers were members of Cuba's elite armed forces and intelligence units who died defending what Diaz-Canel described as the "sovereignty of a sister nation."
Interior Minister General Lazaro Alberto Alvarez stated that the soldiers fought "to the last bullet" during the US strike on Caracas. As a motorcade transported the urns to the armed forces ministry, thousands of residents lined the boulevards, waving flags in a display of national defiance against what they term US imperialist aggression.
Diplomacy at a Breaking Point
US President Donald Trump isn't backing down. He recently dismissed international criticism of the raid, asserting he's guided by his "own morality." Trump further warned Cuba that he'd cut off all Venezuelan oil and financial flows to the island unless Havana agrees to a deal soon. Diaz-Canel's response was equally sharp, stating Cuba would defend its homeland "to the last drop of blood."
While Maduro remains in US custody on drug-related charges, tensions on the ground continue to simmer. A massive rally is scheduled for Friday in front of the US embassy in Havana, signaling that the diplomatic rift is unlikely to heal anytime soon.
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