Another source as well to add info the article doesn’t include(NYTimes):
”Cuban state media reported that 32 Cubans were killed in the U.S. attacks in Venezuela on Saturday. President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba said the people were from Cuba’s armed forces or its interior ministry, on a mission at the request of Venezuela, according to state media. “Our compatriots fulfilled their duty with dignity and heroism and fell, after fierce resistance, in direct combat against the attackers or as a result of the bombings,” Díaz-Canel said. He announced two days of mourning.
Read that too fast and thought we were attacking Cuba already.
SteamedGamer on
40 people killed in the assault on Venezuela, and 32 of them Cubans? Hmm…
QuicksandHUM on
SOF don’t mess around. Yeesh.
GreatnessToTheMoon on
Why were Cubans defending Maduro
BillieBlanus on
Interestingly if you look it up, Wagner [Russia] *was* protecting Maduro. But I’ve seen no confirmation that they were actually there at the moment of truth.
Present_Student4891 on
Damn, why were there so many Cubans there in the first place?
OkGene2 on
Venezuela relies on Cuba for oppressive state level security. Cuba relies on Venezuela for oil. Taking Maduro might not have been the only objective
blakeley on
They did a horrible job then. Who’s gonna hire them now?
Juggernaut900 on
Russia has Wagner in Venezuela too. Venezuela brought them in along with Cuban operatives to help with their repression. Unlike Cuban gaurds, it appears Russians didn’t want to be target practice to protect Maduro as he sleeps in his royal quarters.
Benur21 on
Remember about that next time they complain about “foreign interference” on Venezuela
killroy1971 on
I’m guessing we’ll see more of that when it happens in Cuba. Only thing is – who is running Cuba again? The Castro brothers are long gone.
Velascoyote on
A lot of the Venezuelan intelligence apparatus is actually Cuban, I’ve been told
Majestic-Collar-2675 on
Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Makes you think 🤔
pisowiec on
The Cuban regime is going next….
Rubio will consider that this greatest moment of his life.
browneod on
Pretty crappy bodyguards
Lamentation_Lost on
Imagine being a security guard and then delta force shows up
These_Rutabaga_1691 on
Why are they there? You reap what you sow.
dekuweku on
So what are Cubans doing in Venezuela protecting Maduro eh?
watch-nerd on
Would Venezuelan generals performing a palace coup be all that sad about the Cuban Praetorian Guard getting taken out by Delta Force?
Or view it more as a problem solved?
MjFI on
I hope with this people understand how much corrupt was Maduro dictatorship
We are giving a lot of resourses to Cuba for nothing, only fanatism
Because fanatism, thats kinda a know fact by Venezuelans
Btw: I don’t know if there was a better way to share the links on Reddit but basicaly, in the military forts there is always a Cuban and Venezuela flag
Also in Chávez mausoleum
And in Maduro and Chávez spechees múltiple times they exiibit an Cuban flag
(Chávez múltiple times took pics kissing the Cuban flag)
These people soldout/dickrider to this goverment who gsve nothing (at least China has a lot to offer but Cuba?)
ProfessionalEither58 on
I guess beating and shooting unarmed protestors doesn’t quite prepare you for Delta Force operators.
dynorphin on
Pretty wild that he had to resort to Cubans to try and hold onto power. Dude should have done the standard dictator thing and flown off to eastern europe with a billion dollars.
Impreza610 on
Imagine your security team was 90% made up of another countries people. Says a lot about how well liked you are in your own country.
Tomycj on
Remember, every time media says “Cuba says” when actually refering to the dictatorship’s voice, they are whitewashing it. The dictatorship does not speak for the people of Cuba.
planck1313 on
Russian air defence and Cuban bodyguards.
Two things not to invest in if you’re a South American dictator.
fitzgoldy on
Yeah, don’t think Maduro trusted ‘his own’ people for security.
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Im Cuban, B
Another source as well to add info the article doesn’t include(NYTimes):
”Cuban state media reported that 32 Cubans were killed in the U.S. attacks in Venezuela on Saturday. President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba said the people were from Cuba’s armed forces or its interior ministry, on a mission at the request of Venezuela, according to state media. “Our compatriots fulfilled their duty with dignity and heroism and fell, after fierce resistance, in direct combat against the attackers or as a result of the bombings,” Díaz-Canel said. He announced two days of mourning.
The revelation was an exceptional public admission by Cuba that its soldiers are in Venezuela [https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/04/world/trump-us-venezuela-maduro/1a296ebe-2afd-5c62-a17c-0a782d9f97aa?smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/04/world/trump-us-venezuela-maduro/1a296ebe-2afd-5c62-a17c-0a782d9f97aa?smid=url-share)
get out of the way cubans
Read that too fast and thought we were attacking Cuba already.
40 people killed in the assault on Venezuela, and 32 of them Cubans? Hmm…
SOF don’t mess around. Yeesh.
Why were Cubans defending Maduro
Interestingly if you look it up, Wagner [Russia] *was* protecting Maduro. But I’ve seen no confirmation that they were actually there at the moment of truth.
Damn, why were there so many Cubans there in the first place?
Venezuela relies on Cuba for oppressive state level security. Cuba relies on Venezuela for oil. Taking Maduro might not have been the only objective
They did a horrible job then. Who’s gonna hire them now?
Russia has Wagner in Venezuela too. Venezuela brought them in along with Cuban operatives to help with their repression. Unlike Cuban gaurds, it appears Russians didn’t want to be target practice to protect Maduro as he sleeps in his royal quarters.
Remember about that next time they complain about “foreign interference” on Venezuela
I’m guessing we’ll see more of that when it happens in Cuba. Only thing is – who is running Cuba again? The Castro brothers are long gone.
A lot of the Venezuelan intelligence apparatus is actually Cuban, I’ve been told
Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Makes you think 🤔
The Cuban regime is going next….
Rubio will consider that this greatest moment of his life.
Pretty crappy bodyguards
Imagine being a security guard and then delta force shows up
Why are they there? You reap what you sow.
So what are Cubans doing in Venezuela protecting Maduro eh?
Would Venezuelan generals performing a palace coup be all that sad about the Cuban Praetorian Guard getting taken out by Delta Force?
Or view it more as a problem solved?
I hope with this people understand how much corrupt was Maduro dictatorship
We are giving a lot of resourses to Cuba for nothing, only fanatism
Because fanatism, thats kinda a know fact by Venezuelans
https://share.google/P1xIXzfifKeuS21Oo
https://share.google/UBnSO0iIm2b1CMJqj
https://share.google/ZAjLjS2lK2szOUCMx
Btw: I don’t know if there was a better way to share the links on Reddit but basicaly, in the military forts there is always a Cuban and Venezuela flag
Also in Chávez mausoleum
And in Maduro and Chávez spechees múltiple times they exiibit an Cuban flag
(Chávez múltiple times took pics kissing the Cuban flag)
These people soldout/dickrider to this goverment who gsve nothing (at least China has a lot to offer but Cuba?)
I guess beating and shooting unarmed protestors doesn’t quite prepare you for Delta Force operators.
Pretty wild that he had to resort to Cubans to try and hold onto power. Dude should have done the standard dictator thing and flown off to eastern europe with a billion dollars.
Imagine your security team was 90% made up of another countries people. Says a lot about how well liked you are in your own country.
Remember, every time media says “Cuba says” when actually refering to the dictatorship’s voice, they are whitewashing it. The dictatorship does not speak for the people of Cuba.
Russian air defence and Cuban bodyguards.
Two things not to invest in if you’re a South American dictator.
Yeah, don’t think Maduro trusted ‘his own’ people for security.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/world/5287-people-killed-during-venezuela-security-operations-in-2018-un-reports
Maduros death squads killed 5200 citizens in a year.