{"id":16499,"date":"2025-03-31T09:50:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T09:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/missing-u-s-soldiers-vehicle-recovered-from-lithuania-swamp-but-theres-no-word-on-them\/"},"modified":"2025-03-31T09:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T09:50:29","slug":"missing-u-s-soldiers-vehicle-recovered-from-lithuania-swamp-but-theres-no-word-on-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/missing-u-s-soldiers-vehicle-recovered-from-lithuania-swamp-but-theres-no-word-on-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing U.S. soldiers&#8217; vehicle recovered from Lithuania swamp but there&#8217;s no word on them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Vilnius, Lithuania<\/em> \u2014 A U.S. armored vehicle that went missing in Lithuania has been retrieved from a swamp after a six-day search but there is still no information about the fate of the four American soldiers who were inside, Lithuanian officials said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The armored vehicle was pulled ashore at 4:40 a.m., the towing operation is complete, Lithuanian Military Police and US investigators continue their work,&#8221; Defense Minister Dovil\u0117 \u0160akalien\u0117 said Monday morning in a post on Facebook. <\/p>\n<p>The soldiers were on a training exercise at the massive General Silvestras \u017dukauskas training ground in the town of Pabrad\u0117 when they and their vehicle were <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-army-soldiers-missing-lithuania-near-border-belarus\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">reported missing in the early hours of Tuesday morning<\/a><\/span>, the U.S. army said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/28\/f7a8a787-ed5d-45be-b008-00d6abbc4d39\/thumbnail\/620x413\/07aac4a4515883cb40a901a68616ecae\/lithuania-us-soldiers-2206633876.jpg?v=95354023eeb6141c58c08d9a5716f291#\" alt=\"LITHUANIA-US-ARMY-MISSING \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/28\/f7a8a787-ed5d-45be-b008-00d6abbc4d39\/thumbnail\/620x413\/07aac4a4515883cb40a901a68616ecae\/lithuania-us-soldiers-2206633876.jpg?v=95354023eeb6141c58c08d9a5716f291 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/28\/f7a8a787-ed5d-45be-b008-00d6abbc4d39\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/e07a054304a35e03bbd15557ec0abe0d\/lithuania-us-soldiers-2206633876.jpg?v=95354023eeb6141c58c08d9a5716f291 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%20620%20413'%2F%3E\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Military personnel work at the site of a rescue operation to recover four missing U.S. Army soldiers at the Pabrade training ground in Lithuania on March 28, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                PETRAS MALUKAS\/AFP\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Until the investigators have more details, we need to stay calm and focused, and keep in mind the sensitivity of the situation and the concerns of the soldiers&#8217; families,&#8221; \u0160akalien\u0117 posted on Facebook.  <\/p>\n<p>She made clear to reporters that the first information about fate of the soldiers will be delivered by the U.S. army. <\/p>\n<p>The soldiers, all from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, were conducting tactical training when they went missing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/28\/0aa964cc-9014-4307-b1a7-4db26e665be7\/thumbnail\/620x620\/25f6f765550b2b2dbb5abac109f986a0\/lithuania-pabrade-2206528208.jpg?v=95354023eeb6141c58c08d9a5716f291#\" alt=\"Four US soldiers missing from training exercise in Lithuania \" height=\"620\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/28\/0aa964cc-9014-4307-b1a7-4db26e665be7\/thumbnail\/620x620\/25f6f765550b2b2dbb5abac109f986a0\/lithuania-pabrade-2206528208.jpg?v=95354023eeb6141c58c08d9a5716f291 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/28\/0aa964cc-9014-4307-b1a7-4db26e665be7\/thumbnail\/1240x1240\/7d8b7f904d7e7476cd27933ce1feed63\/lithuania-pabrade-2206528208.jpg?v=95354023eeb6141c58c08d9a5716f291 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%20620%20620'%2F%3E\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Yasin Demirci\/Anadolu\/Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hundreds of Lithuanian and U.S. soldiers and rescuers took part in the search through the thick forests and swampy terrain around Pabrad\u0117, which lies just 6 miles west of the border with Belarus. 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