A Venezuelan X account published a list of 15 security personnel from Nicolás Maduro's detail killed during the U.S. raid on his military residence earlier January 4, 2026, identifying eight from Presidential Security Battalion N°6, two from Bravo Squad, and five from Custody Battalion N°3, according to a post shared between 5:15 p.m. and 5:45 p.m. UTC. The list names individuals including Tte. Barreto Yendis Cristofer Gregorio (C.I. 26.688.532), GH. Hurtado Ortuño Franyerson Javier (C.I. 31.715.580), and others with their citizen identification numbers, under the heading 'fallen in combat,' as posted by @OrlvndoA and updated at 03:12:11 local time January 4. GeoConfirmed debunked viral claims of a U.S. strike on the Mausoleum of Hugo Chávez, geolocating imagery to the Cagigal Observatory in Caracas at 10.503369, -66.929182, a site used by the General Command of the Bolivarian Militia, according to X posts by @GeoConfirmed and others in the 29-minute reporting window ending at 5:45 p.m. UTC. This follows the U.S. military capture of Maduro earlier January 4, with Vice President Delcy Rodríguez assuming leadership and Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López declaring national operational readiness, per prior reports.
