Lithuania
Users of missing US soldiers from meter-deep mud recovered
Four US soldiers are missing after an exercise in Lithuania. Now her tank was recovered from a swamp. It is still unclear whether the soldiers are in it.
In Lithuania, the rescue workers succeeded in recovering the military vehicle sunken by four missing soldiers after day -long efforts. According to Defense Minister Dovile Sakalien, the almost 70 -ton tank could be lifted from a swampy water on the military training area in Pabrade on Monday night with the help of mountains and other heavy equipment.
Lithuania’s army chief Raimundas Vaiksnoras also confirmed the recovery of the M88 Hercules Mountain Contrant to the US Army. It initially remained unclear whether the missing soldiers are in the vehicle.
US soldiers in Lithuania continue to miss
The four US soldiers have been missing since last Tuesday. After an exercise, in which, according to US information, they carried out a planned tactical training, they were no longer found. The Lithuanian military and the police then started a joint search with the US military. This finally led to the location of her tank in a water on the practice area. Pabrade is located on the NATO-East flank not far from the border with Belarus.
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Source: Stern
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