Italian producer Ferrante donated audio equipment to the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) in Havana on February 21, 2026, during the reporting window from 3:45 PM to 4:45 PM UTC, as confirmed by CDR provincial coordinator Eliades RodrĂguez. The donation supports neighborhood activities amid ongoing food shortages, blackouts, and medicine scarcity, according to an X post by ecbezabaljd71. Eliades RodrĂguez stated in a message: "Look Donald J. Trump and all your clique, the love and solidarity for Cuba can never be blocked by you, let that be very clear. Thanks to Mr. Ferrante and his project Panet RĂ©cord for so much love, today we received audio [equipment] for the development of activities in the neighborhoods." The equipment arrives as hospitals lack basic supplies and pharmacies remain undersupplied, the X post reported. The CDR, established by the Cuban regime in 1960, organizes community activities and has been identified as a mechanism for social surveillance and political control. The donation has sparked questioning among citizens inside and outside Cuba regarding resource priorities during the crisis, per the source. No connection to earlier Cuban military exercises using oxen was reported in this period.
