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Following January 11-13 Events in Vilnius when 14 civilians were killed near the Vilnius TV Tower , soviet troops attacked and burned border posts in Medininkai and Lavoriškės on January 27, 1991. The Krakūnai Incident happened on May 19, 1991 at the Krakūnai border post (Russian: ''Krakuny''). The Border Guard Officer, Gintaras Žagunis, was killed. The Medininkai Massacre was the attack of Soviet - Minsk highway on July 31, 1991. It is thought that the attack took place at 4 am because one of the victims clock stopped at this hour. 7 officers, Mindaugas Balavakas and Algimantas Juozakas, Officers of the Special Division '' Aras '', Juozas Janonis and Algirdas Kazlauskas, Highway Police Officers, Antanas Musteikis, Stanislovas Orlavičius, Ričardas Rabavičius, Customs Officers, were shot and killed. Customs Officer Tomas Šernas was severely wounded and became disabled. The officers were at first disarmed, and then shot in the head, execution style. Those killed were buried in the Antakalnis Cemetery . The victims were awarded the order, the Cross Of Vytis , (September 6, 1991) and the Medal Of The 13th Of January , (January 9, 1992). The post was turned into a memorial. These events continued to harm the relationship between Russia and Lithuania, because Lithuania wants the perpetrators of these incidents to be brought to justice; authorities in Russia, where the perpetrators are living today, show no such interest. The Medininkai Massacre took place when George H. W. Bush was visiting the Soviet Union. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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