#Colombia 🇨🇴: 'National Liberation Army' (Ejército de Liberación Nacional, #ELN) reportedly destroyed the Caño Limón Coveñas oil pipeline with Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in #Saravena, #Arauca.

https://x.com/war_noir/status/1828963804841123955

🇨🇴🇺🇦Two Colombians given preventive detention in Moscow for fighting as mercenaries on the side of Ukraine

"The Lefortovo District Court of Moscow has granted the request of the preliminary investigation authorities to impose a measure in the form of pre-trial detention against Alexander Ante and José Aron Medina Aranda , suspected of committing a crime under Part 3 of Article 359 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (mercenaryism), for a period of one month and 26 days, that is, until October 22, 2024," detailed the press service of the courts of general jurisdiction of the city of Moscow.

Both were arrested Maiquetía (Caracas) airport last July, when they were returning from Ukraine to Colombia, after flying from Warsaw to Madrid and from there to Venezuela. They attracted the attention of security forces because they were wearing uniforms of the Kiev Armed Forces

🇻🇪🇺🇸Carter Center: CNE announced Maduro's victory without data from the vote center acts

Jennie Lincoln, director of the Carter Center, denounced this Wednesday from the House of Representatives of Colombia that the rector of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela, Elvis Amoroso, announced that Nicolás Maduro had won “without any data from the tables.”

According to Lincoln, the Venezuelan electoral body was not “transparent” enough to “accurately” show the voting records of the more than 30,000 polling stations opened on July 28 in the country.

4.5 Magnitude Earthquake in Zulia State

Chavista march in Caracas yesterday. August 28

🇻🇪🇲🇰North Macedonia joins countries demanding respect for the popular will of July 28

North Macedonia, along with Australia, Ukraine, New Zealand, and Bosnia Herzegovina, joined the Santo Domingo Declaration on Venezuela, originally signed by 22 countries together with the European Union.

"We urgently call on the Venezuelan authorities to end the violence and release all those who have been detained, including opposition representatives,".

European Union will not recognize Maduro as re-elected president of Venezuela

https://bit.ly/3Xm1GI5

⚠️Massive electrical blackout in western Venezuela

Mass Blackout in Venezuela: Caracas and 20 states are in a blackout since 4:50 A.M.

Nicolas Maduro Government accuses opposition to Sabotage.
https://www.lanacion.com.ar/el-mundo/apagon-en-venezuela-un-corte-del-suministro-electrico-afecta-a-caracas-y-a-20-estados-nid30082024/

It's been more than 3 hours since the general nationwide blackout.

10:15 AM no electricity in almost all Maracaibo city.

Maracaibo market place zone. Minutes ago

11:25 AM local hour. Still with No electricity in several zones of the Maracaibo city. Electrical power generators can be hear in almost all major business places

👀Miraflores this early morning

After 8 hours of the blackout in Venezuela, a large part of the country remains without electricity

Internet connectivity in the country is at 19.2%.

Many areas remain without telephone signal.

Plaza Venezuela, no electricity in the whole area but chavista department zones

⚠️Gas stations collapse due to blackout in Zulia state. some stations supply with a power plant