Venezuela’s Defense Minister confirmed that the country is deploying all military capabilities in response to U.S. missile attacks targeting Caracas and several states.
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On January 3, General Vladimir Padrino López, Venezuela’s Minister of Defense, issued the first official report following U.S. strikes on multiple locations across the country. He condemned the attacks as a “criminal military aggression” and confirmed that the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) would activate all available resources to defend national territory and citizens.
The minister reported missile impacts in Fuerte Tiuna, Caracas, and the states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira. He noted that civilian housing complexes were affected, and authorities are assessing potential casualties. In line with directives from President Nicolás Maduro, the FANB has initiated a comprehensive nationwide defense deployment.
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“Faced with this vile and cowardly attack, which threatens the peace and stability of the region, we raise the most forceful denunciation before the international community and all multilateral organizations to condemn the U.S. Government for the blatant violation of the United Nations Charter and international law,” Padrino López declared.
Citing the Constitution, the Organic Law on States of Exception, and the Organic Law of National Security, the Venezuelan government declared a state of external commotion. The FANB is mobilizing its operational capabilities—including land, air, naval, riverine, and missile units—in a “perfect popular-military-police fusion” to form a unified combat force.
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The minister also rejected the presence of foreign troops, describing any invasion as an “outrage” driven by “insatiable greed for our strategic resources,” rather than a genuine fight against narco-terrorism, aiming instead to impose regime change.
Invoking the courage of Venezuela’s liberators, Padrino López emphasized that “dignity is non-negotiable and the homeland is a supreme value.” Citizens were urged to remain calm and united, with the minister adding that “steadfastness is the shield of the homeland” as national defense measures are enacted.
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