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Venezuelan authorities are developing a plan to organize guerrilla resistance in the event of a possible US military invasion, Reuters reports, citing sources familiar with the planning documents.
According to the agency, the country's defense strategy calls for the deployment of small military units in more than 280 locations across Venezuela to carry out acts of sabotage and employ other guerrilla tactics.
The second element of the defense plan, called "anarchization," involves deploying security services and armed supporters of the ruling party to create unrest on the streets of the capital, Caracas. The goal of this strategy is to render the country ungovernable for foreign forces.
At the same time, the agency's sources note that the Venezuelan army is currently weakened by a lack of training, low wages, and outdated equipment. In particular, military units are experiencing shortages of government food supplies, forcing commanders to turn to local producers for assistance.
Reuters sources believe that preparations for guerrilla warfare are a "tacit admission" of Venezuela's shortage of personnel and equipment. Several sources confirmed that the Venezuelan army would be unable to resist "one of the most powerful and well-trained armies in the world."
Earlier, in the summer of 2025, the United States deployed a naval task force near Venezuela, including several destroyers, a helicopter carrier, and amphibious assault ships. US President Donald Trump reported that this task force destroyed several light vessels and a "massive submarine."
Later, Western media reported on possible preparations for a US military operation in Venezuela. In September 2025, following US Navy attacks on "cartel boats," Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declared the country in a state of "maximum readiness" and capable of responding to potential aggression. At the same time, he announced the mobilization of the national police and presented a new defense plan, "Independence 2000." Furthermore, the deployment of additional air defense systems, including Russian-made Buk anti-aircraft missile systems, began in Caracas.
