First military drills in Venezuela this year, “Bolivarian Shield 2020” has created a lot of noise specially among right wingers inside and outside Venezuela trying to diminish the Civic-Military Unity and the weight of the Venezuelan militia.
The drill was launched amid recurrent US threats against Venezuela, the most recent one directed by Donald Trump in his State of the Union address (SOTU), stating that he will “smash” Venezuela’s constitutional government of President Nicolas Maduro.
Bolivarian Shield 2020…correction https://t.co/iiuRHszM1q
— Orinoco Tribune (@OrinocoTribune) February 15, 2020
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In parallel, Colombia’s Ivan Duque is increasingly attacking Venezuela and allegedly training terrorist groups in its territory to destabilize the South American country while the ELN guerrillas have declared an “armed strike” in Colombia that have local authorities in complete distress.
Military drills Bolivarian Shield https://t.co/4RNrNhbf59
— Orinoco Tribune (@OrinocoTribune) February 16, 2020
On the Altamira bridge, located in the Chacao municipality of Caracas, a radar was installed that is part of the 2020 Bolivarian Shield civic-military operation, which the Bolivarian government develops this weekend in order to defend the Homeland.
S-300 system deployed in Caracas…military drills “Homeland Shield”… https://t.co/ONHYb0h17v
— Orinoco Tribune (@OrinocoTribune) February 15, 2020
In this deployment – which takes place in different regions of the country – 2.4 million troops from the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) and the Bolivarian Militia participate.
¡Febrero Rebelde! Hoy en desarrollo el segundo día del Ejercicio Militar #EscudoBolivariano2020. Tremendo balance hasta ahora, hemos conseguido, junto a la Milicia, aumentar el nivel de cohesión de la FANB. Felicitaciones a toda FANB. #EnDefensaDeLaPatria. ¡Venceremos! pic.twitter.com/i68hoWVa8h
— Vladimir Padrino L. (@vladimirpadrino) February 16, 2020
Among the maneuvers to be carried out is the activation of missile and rocket systems, as well as air and land defense systems to preserve the integrity of the national territory.
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