Vientiane, January 20, 2026. The Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in this capital paid posthumous tribute to the 32 Cuban combatant heroes who fell in Venezuela following the treacherous US attack. For them and their memory, the head of the Mission, Enna Viant, requested a minute of silence during the moving ceremony.
Havana, January 16, 2026 – Havana and all of Cuba observed days of profound mourning and revolutionary resolve between January 15 and 16, in homage to the 32 Cuban heroes who fell in Venezuela during the United States aggression. The tributes, led by the highest leadership of the Revolution and massively supported by the people, reaffirmed the condemnation of the state terrorism perpetrated by the U.S. government.
Vientiane, January 15, 2026. Army General Raúl Castro Ruz and President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez stood guard of honor at the headquarters of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces for the 32 Cuban combatants who died in Venezuela.
They were accompanied by the respective ministers of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior.
Embassy of Cuba
Vientiane, January 15. Heartfelt condolences and posthumous tribute to the 32 Cuban combatants who fell in Venezuela in the line of duty, following the criminal attack by U.S. troops, were paid by the Diplomatic Corps in Havana, including the representative of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, His Excellency Mr. Vantha Senmeuang.
The Embassy of Cuba expresses its gratitude for the sympathy and support shown at this tragic and solemn time.
Embassy of Cuba
Vientiane, January 15, 2026. The Embassy of Cuba joins the Cuban people in welcoming the fallen combatant heroes who died in the line of duty, following the treacherous US military aggression in Venezuela. The pain is not shared, but multiplied, just as the courage of the Cuban people and their children multiplies, whose bravery demonstrated how to defend the Homeland to the last drop of blood.