Lithuanian leaders, the Pentagon commander expressed his condolences on the death of the fourth warrior of the United States

« I convey my sincere condolences to the United States and all its people and the soldier’s relatives and fellow travelers.

He thanked the services and allies who carried out the warrior search operation in extremely difficult conditions, who worked for the US warrior who did the exercise in our country, finally found.

Prime Minister Paluck expressed his condolences on behalf of his own and the Government.

« We have our thoughts together with the relatives of the United States soldiers who died in the United States and the siblings of the weapon and siblings, with the endless appreciation of their service for the safety and peace of our region. This loss is our common pain, » he said.

The Head of Government also thanked « for the days of sincere help and concentration in the search and rescue operation ».

The Lithuanian national defense system leadership also expressed his condolences.

The Pentagon commander means condolences to the families of the soldiers who died, thanks to Lithuania for their help

Pete Hegseth AFP photo

After finding the body of a fourth American soldier in the Pabrade landfill in Švenčionys district on Tuesday, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (Pitt Hegset) means condolences to the relatives of the deceased soldiers and thanked Lithuania for their support.

« I want to personally express the deepest condolences to the families of four of our dead soldiers. The hearts of all of us working in the Defense Department are heavy. We are extremely grateful to our brave service officials who have implemented this difficult rescue, and our Lithuanian allies, who worked with them. Hegseth.

« We will never forget these soldiers – we pray for their families, » he said.

The US Army Command in Europe and Africa said Tuesday that a fourth US soldier had been found last week in Švenčionys district in Švenčionys district.

Four soldiers, which took place at 70 tonnes, disappeared last Tuesday during the training in the landfill last Tuesday. After removing the armored vehicles out of the swamp on Monday, the bodies of three killed soldiers were detected.

A pre -trial investigation was initiated for determining the circumstances of the incident and is conducted by the Lithuanian Armed Forces Military Police under the head of the Vilnius Regional Prosecutor’s Office.

The cause of the disaster in turn is also investigated by the US military.

In January this year, the 11th United States Rotary Battalion started his service in Pabrade. Nine months of service in Lithuania is performed by two battalions from the US 3rd Infantry Division, training with country troops and other allies.

US heavy battalions have been rotated in Lithuania since 2019 as a deterrent factor from Russia.