Four US soldiers killed in Lithuania, NATO secretary general says | US soldiers
Four soldiers from the United States army were killed Lithuania During training, NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, said by visiting Warsaw on Wednesday.
“While I was talking, the news came out on four American soldiers who were killed in an accident in Lithuania,” Rutte said to journalists, adding that he knew no detail.
The Lithuania Army at the beginning declared that it had sought four US soldiers and a traced vehicle that passed away on Tuesday afternoon.
A declaration by the American army Europe And the public affairs office of Africa in Wiesbaden, Germany, said that the soldiers were conducting a tactical training scheduled at the time.
“Now a possible scene has been identified and a research and rescue operation is underway,” said the Lithuanian army in a note.
He said more information would be provided when new information is available.
The Lithuana Ltt broadcaster Lrt reported that four US soldiers and a vehicle were reported on Tuesday afternoon during an exercise at the General Silvestas Žukauskas for training in Pabradė, a city located less than 10 km (6 miles) from the border with Belarus.
The Baltic countries of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are all members of NATO and have often had cold ties with Russia, a key ally of Belarusia, since she declared independence from the Soviet Union in 1990.
The relationships have further enhanced on the vast racing invasion of Russia in Ukraine in 2022 and the Lithuanian president, Gitanas Nausėda, was one of the most explicit supporters of Ukraine in his fight against the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, Forces.
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