4 US Soldiers Go Missing in Lithuania During Joint Military Training Exercise

The U.S. Army has only confirmed the disappearance of the soldiers during a training session near the Belarusian border earlier in the day.

Eurocopters Tiger of the German Army take part in the Lithuanian-German division-level international military exercise "Grand Quadriga 2024" at a training range in Pabrade, north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, on May 29, 2024. Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Photo

Four U.S. Army soldiers went missing during a scheduled training exercise in Lithuania on March 25, NATO clarified on Wednesday after its Secretary-General Mark Rutte had previously said the soldiers were dead.

Following a multi-agency search involving American and Lithuanian personnel and Rutte’s comments, NATO released a statement to the social platform X clarifying the soldiers’ status.