In a televised statement on Sunday morning, Venezuelan Defense Minister General Vladimir Padrino said that most of former President Nicolás Maduro’s security detail had been killed in a U.S. raid, an operation that led to Maduro’s arrest on Saturday. Padrino did not provide specific casualty figures, but announced his support for Vice President Delcy Rodríguez as interim president and stated that the armed forces had been activated nationwide to safeguard national sovereignty.