Delcy Rodriguez, described as the dictator in charge of Venezuela, declared seven days of national mourning for members of the Venezuelan and Cuban regimes eliminated during Nicolás Maduro's capture, according to X posts by @OrlvndoA and @agusantonetti reported between 11:45 p.m. UTC on January 6 and 12:15 a.m. UTC on January 7. The declaration occurred in the past 30 minutes amid ongoing fallout from the U.S. Delta Force operation that captured Maduro in Caracas last Saturday, as confirmed by CBS News sources cited in prior reports. Rodriguez's announcement marks the first official Venezuelan acknowledgment of regime casualties in the raid. This development follows President Donald Trump's statement earlier on January 6 between 10:45 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. UTC confirming a U.S. helicopter was hit during the mission, injuring seven service members with no fatalities, per Anadolu Agency reporting on X. U.S. officials previously briefed lawmakers on injuries to Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores during the operation, according to CNN and CBS.
