Four US soldiers missing for two days in Lithuania

Lithuanian forces say search is ongoing after US Army finds vehicle submerged during drills near Belarus border.

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The four soldiers and their tracked vehicle had gone missing on Tuesday afternoon near the border with Belarus, the military said earlier. The US Army said the vehicle had been found submerged in water.

The Lithuanian army said on X that a "rescue operation is intensively ongoing", and there was no evidence "confirming the death of the troops".

Nato chief Mark Rutte had earlier said he had been informed of their deaths, but added that he did not have further details.

Lithuanian and foreign troops, helicopters and state border guards have been deployed to search for the missing soldiers.

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