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![Italian Financial Police detain a cargo vessel in the port of Brindisi for suspected violations of EU sanctions against Russia. (Photo: Guardia di Finanza)]( "Italian Financial Police detain a cargo vessel in the port of Brindisi for suspected violations of EU sanctions against Russia. (Photo: Guardia di Finanza)")
![1L119 "Nebo-SVU" radar system used for detecting and tracking aerial targets at various altitudes. (Photo: Open source)]( "1L119 \"Nebo-SVU\" radar system used for detecting and tracking aerial targets at various altitudes. (Photo: Open source)")
![Thermal drone footage shows a precision strike on a building used by Russian forces near Myrnohrad. (Photo: 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade)]( "Thermal drone footage shows a precision strike on a building used by Russian forces near Myrnohrad. (Photo: 79th Separate Air Assault Brigade)")
![Members of Cuba’s elite special forces unit Avispas Negras (Black Wasps) pose during a field deployment. (Photo: Cuban Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces)]( "Members of Cuba’s elite special forces unit Avispas Negras (Black Wasps) pose during a field deployment. (Photo: Cuban Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces)")
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When US Delta Force operators breached Nicolás Maduro’s compound on January 3, they didn’t just face local resistance—they collided with the Avispas Negras, the “Black Wasps” of Cuba. Now, as Havana buries 32 of its finest officers, the secretive history and specialized arsenal of this elite praetorian guard are coming into the light.![A Leleka‑100 Ukrainian reconnaissance drone on display during a visit by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to an Interior Affairs exhibition in Kyiv, May 28, 2025. (Photo: Getty Images)]( "A Leleka‑100 Ukrainian reconnaissance drone on display during a visit by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to an Interior Affairs exhibition in Kyiv, May 28, 2025. (Photo: Getty Images)")
![Italian Eurofighter Typhoon intercepts Russian Be-200PS amphibious aircraft. January 16, 2026. (Photo: NATO Air Command)]( "Italian Eurofighter Typhoon intercepts Russian Be-200PS amphibious aircraft. January 16, 2026. (Photo: NATO Air Command)")
