The bodies of three soldiers are missing in Lithuania

The bodies of three American soldiers, who are missing for a period of six days, were found in a muddy quagmire near the city of Babradi Lituania, where they were participating in the military training, as confirmed by the American army.

Rescue teams are still looking for a fourth soldier.

“The soldiers we lost in this tragedy were not just soldiers – they were part of our family … but the search did not end until everyone returned to the home,” Major General Christopher Nuri said in a statement issued by the United States and Africa’s army.

The statement said that the complex search and rescue mission included the US and the Navy, in addition to the Li -and -Polish armed forces in an effort that requires “huge resources.”

The four soldiers lost On the morning of March 25 while conducting a M88a2 exercise – a large armored vehicle designed to restore damaged tanks and other vehicles of the battlefields.

The statement said they were “carrying out a mission to repair and withdraw a comprehensive tactical car” when they lost.

The soldier’s vehicle was found in a swamp near the border with Belarus in early March 26. Its pulling from the mud was a difficult task.

The statement said that the American divers were brought to connect the cables to the sunken car, and they were forced to maneuver “through thick layers of clay, clay and sediments without seeing zero.”

Then these cables were connected to two M88a2, which also started sliding to the swamp, which resulted in many bulldozers.

The US military said other heavy construction equipment, including excavators and mortar pumps, as well as technical experts and “several hundred tons of gravel and land.”

On Sunday, the soldiers, military commanders and defense minister in Lithuania attended a mass held in the capital in Velanis.

“Lithuania mourns with the American nation.”

“I hope that you accept my heartfelt condolences, as well as the people of Lithuwani, to you, and the loved ones who lost their lives, and all the inhabitants of the United States of America,” said an exhibition in front of US President Donald Trump.

Lithuania, a member of NATO and a member of the European Union, is a base for more than 1,000 American soldiers centered in rotation.

The identities of the four soldiers, who were assigned to the first armored fighting team, were blocked by the third pedestrian department, so that their relatives are informed.

They were published in Lithuania as part of the Atlantic process – in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The base of their home is Fort Stewart, in the US state of Georgia.

The US military and the Litoanian authorities are investigating the accident case.