Through social media, the head of state expressed that the exercise had simultaneously begun in these coastal states. It includes “the comprehensive activation of all defense, resistance, and permanent offensive plans,” with the participation of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, the National Militia, and social and popular forces.

Diosdado Cabello, Vice President of Policy, Citizen Security, and Peace, stated from La Guaira that the people are fully aware of the powerful enemy that “wants to seize the natural resources” of the Bolivarian Republic.

He emphasized that Venezuela is not on the defensive, but rather organized and mobilized in its comprehensive defense, and that the people are preparing responsibly in the face of the siege of imperialism and its false narratives.

Referring to the Independence 200 drill, the Secretary General of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela stated that the plans include the deployment of all Peace Quadrants with very clear objectives in institutions, organizations, and public services.

These include actions to protect strategic oil and petrochemical facilities, oil and gas pipelines, multi-purpose pipelines, service stations and fuel filling stations, as well as power stations, he specified.

He explained that the operation also includes the activation of more than 20 community radio stations to provide timely information to the people. This operation, in a perfect fusion of popular, military, and police forces, includes various preparation exercises in response to the threat of US aggression with its military deployment in Caribbean waters.

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