Divers were able to attach steel ropes to Hercules armored vehicles in the swamp. “That’s a huge step forward,” commented the Lithuanian general. Four American soldiers moved into the vehicle. The military disappeared at Podbrosie’s training ground on Tuesday. Their search has been underway since.
“This is a great step forward” – this is how divers progress is currently underway in search and rescue operations for General Raymundas Vairisinolas, a Lithuanian army. He adds at the same time that “one rope is not enough.”
“We need two, but the first rope means we’re not standing anymore,” wrote Vaychsznoras on Facebook.
It took me about 5 hours in the dark to attach the rope.
Lithuania: Dramatic rescue efforts. They are looking for missing American soldiers
Recent estimates show that the sinking Hercules armored vehicle is located about four meters below the surface and under a mud layer of about two meters.
– It takes at least as long as the first to start the next rope, and even more. He told journalists that he was a defense staff member, Remigijus Baltrenas.
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Mass was celebrated at Vilnius Cathedral on Sunday for the missing soldiers and their loved ones, as well as for soldiers and rescuers. The liturgy was chaired by Gintaras Grusus, Archbishop of Vilnius.
American soldiers disappeared in Lithuania. Poland has begun
Four American soldiers disappeared Tuesday during a movement at a podbrosie training ground, about 15-20 km from Lithuanian border with Belarus.
Lithuanian and foreign forces were sent to search and rescue operations, as well as to Air Force helicopters and Lithuanian border patrols.
Deputy Prime Minister and Chief of the Ministry of Defense Wwadis Kosiniak Kamisi informed on Thursday that Poland will be dispatched to Lithuania in “emergency mode” and “emergency mode” and dozens of soldiers equipped with heavy machinery and divers to Lithuania. They help find the lost soldiers and pull out the combat vehicle.
The work takes place on swamp terrain.
Approximately 1,000 American soldiers who form two battalions are stationed at the training grounds of the Podblade (Lit. Pabrade). They have existed in the principles of rotation since 2019, primarily as part of the armored brigade.
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