"A satellite photo taken on Saturday by the US commercial imaging company Planet Labs PBC and obtained by Business Insider shows damage at the Higuerote Airport on Venezuela's northern coast, several dozen miles east of the capital Caracas. A crater or burn mark can be seen adjacent to the eastern end of the runway, and another on the apron near a collection of buildings."
"Imagery of the airport taken in the aftermath of the US strikes shows rubble on the tarmac, the remains of what looks like a small aircraft, and what some media reports have identified as a BUK surface-to-air missile system developed by the Soviet Union. Venezuela's air defenses are primarily comprised of Russian-made technology. US fighter jets, surveillance planes, bombers, and drones targeted these systems at the beginning of the raid,"
US forces carried out widespread airstrikes across Venezuela during a raid to apprehend Nicolás Maduro. Satellite imagery reveals damage at Higuerote Airport on the northern coast, including a crater adjacent to the runway and rubble on the tarmac. Imagery also shows remains of what appears to be a small aircraft and a BUK surface-to-air missile system. US fighter jets, surveillance planes, bombers, and drones struck Russian-made air-defense systems to clear a path for low-flying helicopters. The operation, named Absolute Resolve, began late Friday night and continued into Saturday morning, with explosions and fires observed at multiple sites.
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