"So far, there has been no official reaction from the Chavista regime to the announcement made by Donald Trump regarding the attack that U.S. forces allegedly carried out on Venezuelan soil against previously identified drug trafficking targets presumably linked to the Tren de Aragua criminal organization. The operation, carried out with drones earlier this month, is the first military aggression by a United States government against Venezuela in its entire history."
"Pressed to offer some kind of political response after such a serious announcement, the Nicolas Maduro government has opted to fill the information vacuum with one of its own: the downing of nine aircraft linked to drug trafficking in border areas in less than 24 hours. A milestone that, according to the Chavista regime, constitutes a world record in the fight against drug trafficking, although this claim has not been independently verified."
"Maduro added that eight of these alleged illegal aircraft were shot down by the so-called Bolivarian Military Aviation in Amazonas state, in the south of the country, on the border with Brazil where illegal drug trafficking camps were also destroyed and another in the plains state of Apure, on the border with Colombia. I congratulate our Bolivarian National Armed Forces and our Air Force for their vigilance, Maduro said in a national radio and television broadcast, omitting the information leaked by Trump to the U."
Donald Trump announced a U.S. operation on Venezuelan soil targeting drug trafficking sites allegedly linked to the Tren de Aragua organization. The operation used drones earlier this month and represents the first U.S. military aggression against Venezuela. Leaked information indicates the targeted facilities were empty and there were no casualties. The Maduro government declined to directly address the U.S. announcement and instead reported downing nine aircraft linked to drug trafficking in border areas within 24 hours. The regime said eight were shot down in Amazonas near Brazil and one in Apure near Colombia, claimed destroyed trafficking camps, and asserted a world-record milestone that has not been independently verified. Maduro praised the armed forces and omitted the leaked U.S. details.
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