Cliff Notes
- The US military confirmed the location of an M88 Hercules armoured recovery vehicle in Lithuania, linked to four missing soldiers who were training near the Belarus border.
- A search and rescue operation is ongoing, described as “intensive” by the Lithuanian military.
- Confusion arose regarding the potential deaths of the soldiers, with a NATO spokesperson clarifying that no confirmation had been made.
Vehicle found in hunt for American soldiers missing in Lithuania, US army says | World News
A vehicle has been found in the hunt for four American soldiers who went missing while training in Lithuania, the US military announced on Wednesday.
The search for the missing soldiers – who were training near the Lithuanian border with Belarus – is ongoing.
“The soldiers, all from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, were conducting scheduled tactical training at the time of the incident,” the US army said in a statement.
“The M88 Hercules armoured recovery vehicle the four missing U.S. Soldiers were operating during a training exercise, has been located in Lithuania.”
An “intensive” rescue operation is currently under way, Lithuania’s military wrote on X.
Earlier, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said he had received word of the deaths of the soldiers but a NATO spokesperson later clarified his comments.
They said: “The Secretary General was referring to news reports that had just emerged. He did not confirm the death of the four US soldiers, but noted that the details remain unconfirmed.”
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