Former GROM commander: Russia looks jealously at the U.S. action in Venezuela

Zdjęcie: Uzbrojony strażnik niepoodal Fuerte Tiuna (Fort Tiuna), gdzie mieści się wenezuelski resort obrony narodowej. Caracas, Wenezuela, 3.01.2026 / PAP/EPA


The capture of Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces after the night attack shows what an effective peculiar operation looks like – said erstwhile GROM commander Gen. Roman Polko for PAP. The Americans combined the actions of conventional forces, intelligence and peculiar units, which Russia lacked in Ukraine - he pointed out.