The Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana (FANB) released new videos over the past 59 minutes through 5:15 a.m. UTC on Jan. 5, 2026, titled “FANB rejects kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores,” according to an X post by war_noir. The videos feature FANB units with Russian Su-30MK2 fighter jets, 2S19 Msta-S howitzers, and other equipment including Chinese, Belgian, Italian, and U.S.-origin weapons. Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stated it is a “brutal attack on Venezuelan civilians,” as reported by natotronik__ on X during the reporting window from 4:15 a.m. UTC. These releases follow a FANB video posted about four hours earlier featuring an animated Venezuelan flag, as noted in an X post by Nexus_osintx through 4:15 a.m. UTC. They come amid U.S. military operations in Venezuela, including a raid at Fuerte Tiuna involving the 160th SOAR, reported through 2:45 a.m. UTC.
