Venezuelan Defense Minister Activates State of Emergency

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez denounced the ongoing military aggression by the United States and announced the activation of a state of emergency throughout the national territory.

In a special address, the Minister informed the country and the world about what he described as “the most criminal military aggression” by the United States government.

Padrino Lopez detailed that, during the early hours of this morning, invading US forces violated Venezuelan sovereign airspace.

The attacks, he explained, were concentrated in the town of Fuerte Tiuna, in Caracas, and in strategic points in the states of Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira.

In his speech, Padrino Lopez stated that enemy combat helicopters fired missiles and rockets that struck residential areas with civilian populations, and a preliminary tally of fatalities and injuries is already being compiled.

In response to these events, the Venezuelan military high command lodged the strongest protest with all international multilateral organizations.

The Minister of Defense directly accused the U.S. government (the administration of Donald Trump) of committing a flagrant violation of the Charter of the United Nations and International Law, jeopardizing the stability of the entire region.

“A free and independent Venezuela, and I reiterate that the homeland is a supreme value. They have attacked us, but they will not break us,” concluded Padrino Lopez.