We tell you what is known about the operation of the American army and intelligence Eva Marie Uzcategui / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA US Air Force F-35 fighters The head of the American Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Cain, at a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump, described how the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro took place. The operation was carried out on the night of January 2-3, 2026.

The main thing about how the United States overthrew the government in a neighboring country Pedro Mattey / AFP /Scanpix / LETA An armed supporter of Nicolas Maduro on the street in Caracas. January 3, 2026 Trump spoke at a press conference at his Mar-o-Lago residence.

Following overnight U.S. strikes on Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, President Donald Trump said on January 3 that American special forces had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and taken them out of the country. The United States has formally charged the Maduros with narcoterrorism, cocaine trafficking, and illegal weapons possession, and plans to prosecute them in American courts.

Trump said the United States carried out a “remarkable military operation” not seen since World War II On my orders, the United States conducted an extraordinary, remarkable military operation in the capital of Venezuela. American forces from the air, land and sea were involved. The operation went perfectly. People haven't seen anything like this since World War II. We managed to completely paralyze the Venezuelan military forces. Not a single American military personnel was killed.

Donald Trump published it Donald Trump / Truth Social US President Donald Trump published on his social network Truth Social a photograph of Nicolas Maduro, who was captured by American special forces. According to the caption, the Venezuelan President is on board the USS Iwo Jima.

The opposition is ready to take power in Venezuela after the US captured President Nicolas Maduro, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado announced. “Venezuelans, it is time for freedom! Nicolas Maduro has been brought before international justice for heinous crimes committed against Venezuelans and citizens of many other countries.

Matias Delacroix / AP / Scanpix / LETA Neighborhoods of Caracas' main military base, Fuerte Tiuna, after the American attack.

US President Donald Trump said in an interview with Fox News that Washington will make decisions about what to do next with Venezuela after the country's President Nicolas Maduro was captured and taken out of the country. “We will be actively involved in resolving the issue,” Trump said, answering a question about who will govern Venezuela. “We can't risk letting someone else manage and just take over what they left behind. So we are making this decision now.

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is in Russia, four sources with knowledge of her movements told Reuters. Her brother, head of the National Assembly of Venezuela Jorge Rodriguez, is in Caracas, Reuters interlocutors say. Earlier, Delcy Rodriguez made an audio appeal on state television, demanding that the United States provide evidence that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are alive.

One thousand four hundred and ten days. Zelensky appointed Budanov to replace Ermak. The head of the SBU is facing resignation Nicolas Cleuet / Le Pictorium Agency / ZUMA Press / Scanpix / LETA Aftermath of the explosion in Kharkov, where, according to Ukrainian authorities, two Russian ballistic missiles hit residential buildings on January 2, killing at least two people and injuring at least 30. The Russian Ministry of Defense denies the attack.

Special forces from the Delta Force unit broke into the house of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Celia Flores while they were sleeping. According to CNN sources, the US military captured the couple in the middle of the night, dragging them out of their bedroom. US authorities are now developing a plan to bring Maduro and his wife to New York, where they will appear in federal court in Manhattan. ABC News sources claim that Maduro is already being flown to New York.

What Z-bloggers write about the US operation in Venezuela There is a violation of all conceivable norms of coexistence. They are bombing the capital of a neighboring state because “I want to eat.” It would seem that the progressive forces of the whole world - Russia, China, North Korea and the entire BRICS - should already show a diplomatic grin and defend the sovereignty of Venezuela?

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been formally charged in the Southern District of New York. According to her, Maduro and his wife are accused of conspiring to commit “narco-terrorism,” importing cocaine into the United States, and possessing weapons and explosive devices for use against the United States. “They will soon face American justice on American soil in American courts,” Bondi wrote on social media.

How the world is discussing the US military operation against Venezuela On January 3, the United States conducted a military operation against Venezuela. The country's President Nicolas Maduro was captured by American special forces and taken out of the country. Here are the first reactions to what is happening. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia This morning the United States committed an act of armed aggression against Venezuela. This is a matter of deep concern and condemnation.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was captured by Delta Force, an elite special forces unit of the US armed forces. Sources report this to CBS News. The New York Times' source in the US administration said that there were no casualties among the US military during the operation. He did not specify whether there were casualties or injuries among Venezuelan citizens. Sky News sources in the Venezuelan opposition claim that Maduro's detention was agreed through negotiations.