Polish military troops are looking for US soldiers. Action in Lithuania

On Lithuania The search continues four American soldierswho went missing during training at the camp in the village Bend (lit. Pabrade), close the border with Belarus.

There are search and rescue teams working on the site, which, utilizing dense military equipment and excavators, removed mules from the water, in which there was a weighing nearly 60 tons M88 Hercules armored evacuation vehicle..who was moved by the missing military.

Lithuania. Polish soldiers joined the search for US soldiers

As she reported on Saturday Lithuanian Minister for Defence“Everyone is tired, but they are in a very combative mood, working hard.” The politician noted that “all dense equipment is ready to pull out sunk American military vehicle‘.

"They have arrived (to place – ed.) Polish soldiers they have akin experiences and share advice, but both they and the Americans admit that the area is very uncomfortable," she stressed. Dovile Shakaliene, referring to the swampy area in which the action is carried out.

Let's recall: 4 American soldiers went missing on Tuesday during training on Polygon in Podbrod, located about 15-20 km from Lithuanian-Belarusian border. For search and rescue actions, Lithuanian and abroad military and helicopters The Air Force and the State Border defender of Lithuania.

Missing U.S. soldiers in Lithuania. Search

On Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamish reported that a task force, consisting of respective twelve soldiers with dense equipment and divers, “in an urgent manner” is leaving Poland for Lithuania to aid with the action.

So far, missing persons have not been found. Contrary to the media reports on Wednesday, their deaths were not confirmed.

– They might inactive be alive.If she was there airbag and had water and food supplies with them, while evacuation is highly difficult. On the another hand, it could be knowingly abandoning equipment. Consciously reaching the swamped area, where there is limited cellular communications, limited coverage. This vehicle slow sank into the swamp, and at that time they committed a criminal act, which is desertion. This could besides happen and this cannot be ruled out either – was speculated on RMF FM radio Gen. Leon Komornicki, the erstwhile deputy chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army.

– But that would be an unacceptable crime. That would be a burden. American army – of course without discrediting it – he concluded.

LithuaniaMember NATO and the European Union, hosts over a 1000 American soldiers, stationed there rotatingly.