The armored car sank 4 Americans Lithuania

The armored car sank 4 Americans Lithuania
Lithuania
March 26, 2025 - March 31, 2025.
Lithuania

______ water______swamp____water __swamp__
Water /|\
Water |
Water | 4 meters depth
Water |
Water |
Water |
Water |
Water \|/
______________ soil_____swamp__ or___swamp______
soil /|\
soil | 2 meters silt, soil, swamp
soil |
soil \|/
_______ground_____swamp__________________
 [ M-88 Hercules armored vehicle, military]
 [Crew: 4 American soldiers]
___((tracked, heavy))_____________
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March 26, 2025 - March 31, 2025 4:30 a.m. Lithuania
Lithuania
The armored car sank 4 Americans Lithuania
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Author: Alexandra D Borisova
Alexandra D Borisova (Editor of the Operational Information Department)
alexandra.borisova@rambler-co.ru
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19:24, March 31, 2025. The former USSR.

The fate of American soldiers
who disappeared during exercises in Lithuania
has been revealed in the United States.

Their armored vehicle was pulled out of the swamp six days later.

The US Command in Europe reported the loss of a US military man in Lithuania.

March 26, 2026
It became known
about the loss
of four American soldiers
and a tracked armored
recovery vehicle.
M-88 Hercules.
Some time later, the equipment was found in a swamp,
and a search and rescue operation began.

The Ministry of Defense of the Republic [of Lithuania] noted that
the car was not observed from the surface,
because
it was located
under a four-meter layer of water
and a two-meter layer of muddy soil.


Rescuers couldn't get close to her for several days.
In order for the equipment to reach the site,
it was necessary to make an embankment and build an improvised bridge.

It was possible to pull out the armored vehicle
only on March 31, that is, six days later.

"At 04:30 a.m., the operation was completed, and the armored vehicle was pulled out using two similar vehicles and a bulldozer,"

said Defense Minister Dovile Shakalene,
noting that

investigators from the United States and the Lithuanian military police
were working on the site.

Three soldiers did not survive, one was missing.

"Three U.S. Army soldiers
assigned
to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team
3rd Infantry Division,
were found dead
in Lithuania today, March 31 [2025]",

— the message of the US command in Europe says.

The ministry clarified that
the fate
of the fourth missing American soldier
is currently unknown,
and rescue operations are continuing.

The identities
of the victims of the incident
have not been disclosed
until further notice.
next of kin.

Prosecutor General of the Republic of [Lithuania]
Nida Grunskene
announced
the start of the investigation
to find out the causes of the deaths of the military.

Lithuania stated that

The swamp was not mapped
and had a deceptive appearance.


Chairman
Foundation for the Restoration and Protection of Swamps
of the Republic of [Lithuania]
Nerijus Zableckis
stated that

the swamp
where
the armored car sank
The contingent of the US forces
was not mapped.

According to him,

The Lithuanian state authorities
do not have
reliable geographical maps
that would indicate
every
place dangerous for movement.
Zableckis clarified that
about 10 percent of Lithuania's territory
is covered by swamps,
but there is no exact information
about this.

"Until recently, there was a lake there,
next to it there is a small lake
that is swampy.,
it's overgrown.
The swamp,
popularly known as
cranberry tree,
it has a rather deceptive appearance",

— said
the naturalist
Andrejus Gaidamavicius.

According to him,

Cranberry Swamp
is safe for walking,
However, heavy machinery
can be dragged into a quagmire.

It was in such a swamp that the APC was found.,

he noted.

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19:24, March 31, 2025. The former USSR.
The fate of American soldiers who disappeared during exercises in Lithuania has been revealed in the United States.
Their armored vehicle was pulled out of the swamp six days later.
The US Command in Europe reported the loss of a US military man in Lithuania.
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Photo: Janis Laizans / Reuters
Photo: Janis Laizans / Reuters
Author: Alexandra D Borisova
Alexandra D Borisova (Editor of the Operational Information Department)
alexandra.borisova@rambler-co.ru
https://lenta.ru/parts/authors/alexandraborisova/

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Автор: Александра Д Борисова
Александра Д Борисова (редактор отдела оперативной информации)
alexandra.borisova@rambler-co.ru
https://lenta.ru/parts/authors/alexandraborisova/

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