"killed" implies that somebody killed them. Our national news makes no such statement and they do not have any evidence of them being dead yet. Various organisations are performing a very difficult vehicle recovery operation as we speak, but it's not finished yet.
"All versions are still being checked, and the Americans have informed us that they also continued to search the surrounding area throughout the night, because any scenarios are still considered possible until we see the vehicle, which is several metres deep,” Šakalienė said during the visit to the Pabradė training ground.
“We cannot confirm whether there are soldiers in the vehicle,” she added.
Missing US troops in Pabradė: MoD reports progress in recovering vehicle