At least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed in the US military operation in the country on Saturday.
Venezuela’s military made the announcement, bringing the official death count up to at least 56.
According to international reports, more civilians were killed in the strikes, but the exact number was not immediately clear.
Venezuela’s Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on Tuesday that “dozens” of officials and civilians were killed and that prosecutors would investigate the deaths in what he described as “war crimes.” He didn’t specify if the estimate was specifically referring to Venezuelans.
The number is on top of an announcement by Cuba’s government on Sunday that 32 Cuban military and police officers working in Venezuela had died in the operation.
Meanwhile, US officials told lawmakers on Monday that Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were injured after hitting their heads as they were fleeing US forces attempting to arrest them.
Mr. Maduro and his wife appeared in court on Monday, and their attorneys told the judge they both sustained injuries during the abduction.
US officials insist that Mr. Maduro’s capture was not a regime-change operation, since the Venezuelan government remains largely intact and is now led by his Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez.