At the ceremony held this morning at the embassy, ​​the national anthem was sung and a minute of silence was observed in memory of the compatriots “who lost their lives in fulfillment of the sacred duty of solidarity and internationalism of Cuban revolutionaries,” the interim charge d’affaires, Damian Delgado, said.

“Our fallen brothers are symbols of what is most sacred and valuable to the nation, and of the fighting spirit of our courageous people,” Delgado stated at the tribute, where the commitment to defend the Cuban Revolution against the threats of the US imperialist government, to the very end, was reaffirmed.

“The decision is simple: Homeland or Death. We will prevail!” the diplomat declared at the deeply patriotic event honoring the martyrs who fought to their last breath on Venezuelan soil.

The Cuban government declared two days of mourning, from 6:00 a.m. local time on January 5th until 12:00 p.m. on January 6th, 2026, to pay tribute to those who “honorably fulfilled their duty and fell, after fierce resistance, in direct combat against the attackers or as a result of the bombing of the facilities.”

The Cuban combatants, who were carrying out missions representing the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior, at the request of their counterparts in that country, “exalted, through their heroic actions, the solidarity of millions of compatriots,” the statement reads.

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