President Trump released the only publicly known image of Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody aboard the USS Iwo Jima.
The image shows Maduro wearing dark protective glasses and earmuffs, consistent with standard detainee handling to restrict visual and auditory awareness during transport.
An individual in the background appears to be wearing a jacket marked “DEA.”
#OSINT
American MH-60s are slowly flying at very low altitude over Venezuela tonight.
In the first seconds one/two tracer munitions flying from the ground are visible, judging by the events, this was the entire combat-ready Venezuelan air defense.
Vice President of Venezuela:
We demand the immediate release of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
The only president of Venezuela is President Nicolás Maduro.
Прекрасна, чудова, смілива, справедлива і чесна. Крашиха. Соловейко співочий. Метелик, що літає з квіточки на квіточку, насолоджуючись своєю свободою.
Я люблю тебе і любитиму. Дякую за все. Честь.
Лана «Саті»
🕯️13.09.1999 - 01.01.2026
🧠 OPERACIÓN QUIRÚRGICA
Nada fue improvisado. Nada fue caótico. Todo fue controlado.
Las palabras de Donald Trump no describen un combate abierto, sino una operación quirúrgica de extracción:
Cero aeronaves perdidas → superioridad total del espacio operativo.
Un helicóptero dañado, pero recuperado → misión cumplida incluso bajo impacto.
Heridos, sin bajas fatales → control absoluto del riesgo.
🔍 Lectura estratégica:
Esto no fue una guerra. Fue una incursión precisa, con inteligencia previa, objetivos definidos y ventana de tiempo cerrada. El lenguaje es el de una extracción exitosa, no el de una ofensiva prolongada.
🧩 Mensaje implícito:
Si una operación de este tipo ocurrió en territorio hostil, entonces el sistema de protección del régimen falló.
Si falló una vez, puede fallar de nuevo. Van por el resto...
#Venezuela #Libertad #Democracia #Dictadura
VENUZUELA: A Russian provided Buk M2 air defense complex 'cooks off' after a US Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) strike. The Buk was taken out in the opening stages of last night's operation to capture Nicholas Maduro. The US reports no losses.
Full-scale military operations appear to be underway against Venezuela, with dozens of helicopters with the U.S. Army spotted over the capital of Caracas.
🇺🇸🇻🇪‼️ | URGENTE — HISTÓRICO — Se difunde la primera foto oficial de Nicolás Maduro capturado por fuerzas de Estados Unidos, confirmando el fin del régimen narco-terrorista que sometió a Venezuela durante años.
🇺🇸🇻🇪‼️ | ÚLTIMA HORA — El general Dan Caine, jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto de EE. UU., reveló que la captura de Maduro fue el resultado de meses de inteligencia detallada, siguiendo cada movimiento del dictador hasta esperar el día exacto que garantizara sorpresa, mínima afectación civil y éxito total. Confirmó que la operación se ejecutó cuando el clima abrió una ventana que solo los aviadores más capacitados del mundo podían atravesar, culminando una misión preparada con precisión absoluta.
BREAKING: Trump says Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado doesn’t have the “support or respect within the country” to be the leader of Venezuela. Trump is jealous that she won the Nobel Peace Prize and he didn’t.
President Trump:
We never spoke with Putin about Maduro.
[Q]: Are you mad at him [Putin] right now?
President Trump:
I'm not thrilled with Putin. He's killing too many people.
🕯️🇺🇦 Drone operator, artist and journalist Lana "Sati" Chornohorska died at the front
Lana died on January 1 in the Southern direction as a result of being hit by an enemy drone.
Fellow soldiers remember Lana as a principled, bright and very loyal person who lived by business and was always there.
In the unit, she was responsible for the preparation and use of drones, worked as an operator and navigator. Lana combined military service with cultural and artistic activities.
Lana joined the Ukrainian Volunteer Army in 2024 - after volunteering and a conscious decision to undergo training and master the work with drones.
Oleg Deripaska, Russian billionaire: if the US gains control over Venezuela's oil production, the Russian budget will face problems.
"If our American ‘partners’ get their hands on Venezuela’s oil fields (and they have already reached those in Guyana), more than half of the world’s oil reserves will end up under their control," Deripaska wrote.
According to Deripaska, the United States plans to "make sure" that the price of Russian oil "does not rise above $50 per barrel," and such a scenario threatens Russia’s current economic model.
"This means that our so-called sacred state capitalism will find it difficult to keep everything as it is: not cutting costs, not getting rid of non-core assets, and continuing to pursue grand projects without the necessary expertise and without the involvement of private business," Deripaska noted.
Deripaska added that it will also become "harder for the Russian authorities to put pressure on private business," which "starting this year is becoming the main taxpayer to the federal budget."