The deceased include colonels, lieutenants, majors and captains, aged 26 to 60.
The names, ranks and ages of the 32 Cuban military personnel killed during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces were published Tuesday by the Cuban government, which announced two days of mourning.
Among the deceased are colonels, lieutenants, majors and captains, as well as some reserve soldiers, ranging in age from 26 to 60.
The uniformed personnel belonged to the Revolutionary Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior, Cuba’s two main security agencies. The publication did not specify their missions or exactly how they died.
Cuban state media published their details and headshots, which show them clad in olive-green military uniforms.
In a statement Sunday, Cuban authorities acknowledged the deaths of the personnel who were in the South American nation as part of agreements between the two countries.
“Our compatriots fulfilled their duty with dignity and heroism, falling after fierce resistance in direct combat against the attackers, or as a result of the bombing of the facilities,” the official statement said.Limited details of Cubans killed in strike
Information about the Cuban officers killed began trickling out on Monday night, with Cubans publicly saying they had died for a just cause.
“You have to say that to say the same thing as the government,” said Luis Domínguez, who runs the website, Represores Cubanos, or Cuban Repressors, which doxes officials allegedly involved in human rights abuses and violations of democratic norms.
“Inside, Cubans have to be saying something else,” he added.
Domínguez said he believes that one of those killed, 67-year-old Col.
