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Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said four US Army soldiers died in Lithuania during training. Lithuania's military earlier on Wednesday said they were searching for four US soldiers and a tracked vehicle which had gone missing on Tuesday afternoon.
The soldiers had been training near Pabrade in eastern Lithuania near the border with Belarus, the US Army said in a statement. (Photo: Reuters/File)
Stockholm,UPDATED: Mar 27, 2025 00:06 IST
Four US Army soldiers have died in Lithuania during training, Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte said while visiting Warsaw on Wednesday.
"Whilst I was speaking, the news came out about four American soldiers who were killed in an incident in Lithuania," Rutte told reporters, adding that he did not know any details.
Lithuania's military earlier on Wednesday said they were searching for four US soldiers and a tracked vehicle which had gone missing on Tuesday afternoon.
The soldiers had been training near Pabrade in eastern Lithuania near the border with Belarus, the US Army said in a statement.
"The soldiers, all from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, were conducting scheduled tactical training at the time of the incident," the statement read.
Published By:
Prateek Chakraborty
Published On:
Mar 27, 2025
