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Satellite Imagery Reveals Damage to Venezuelan Base Where Maduro Was Captured

Satellite imagery reveals damage to Venezuela's largest military base, Fuerte Tiuna, following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday. The images, released by Vantor, a space technology company, show that at least five buildings within the Caracas-based complex were destroyed.

Sanjana VargheseNew York Times - WorldFiled 2026-01-04 · 20:14 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Satellite imagery reveals damage to Venezuela's largest military base, Fuerte Tiuna, following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday. The images, released by Vantor, a space technology company, show that at least five buildings within the Caracas-based complex were destroyed. The damage also includes a gate and security building located in a wooded area near the compound. The imagery shows cargo containers and military vehicles near the destroyed buildings, but their contents are unknown. Fuerte Tiuna, built into a mountainside south of Caracas, is a military complex with fortifications and roads. The imagery provides visual evidence of the impact of the operation at the Venezuelan military base.

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U.S. forces captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, on Saturday.

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Before-and-after imagery released on Sunday by Vantor.

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Fuerte Tiuna is Venezuela’s largest military base.

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Satellite imagery shows damage to Fuerte Tiuna.

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At least five buildings at the complex were destroyed.

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New satellite imagery shows the damage to Fuerte Tiuna, or Fort Tiuna, the military complex where U.S. forces captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, on Saturday.Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military base, is built into a mountainside in the south of the capital, Caracas. The base consists primarily of military installations with fortifications and roads winding around the compound.Before-and-after imagery released on Sunday by Vantor, a Colorado-based space technology company formerly known as Maxar Intelligence, shows that at least five buildings at the complex were destroyed by U.S. forces. Cargo containers, military trucks and trailers were near these structures, although it is not clear what they contained.A gate and security building in a wooded area near the compound were also destroyed.
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