Thus, the M88 Hercules armored evacuation vehicle, which was driven by four missing American soldiers during the exercise, was found in Lithuania.
“The vehicle was discovered submerged in a body of water in a training area after a search by US Army, Lithuanian Armed Forces and other Lithuanian authorities,” the statement said.
The US Army, the Lithuanian Armed Forces, and civilian agencies are conducting recovery efforts, and the search for the soldiers continues.
Missing US military personnel during exercises on border with Belarus
Four American servicemen went missing during exercises in Lithuania. In the evening, NATO confirmed their deaths, but later denied them.
Four soldiers disappeared during a training exercise at the Pabradė training ground (Švenčiai district, near the border with Belarus).
The Lithuanian training ground was the site of a US military exercise involving the training of rotational force units stationed there.