...When the first tanks appeared, those of us standing around the tower thought that they wouldn't break through the net fences which encircled the grounds. When one of the tanks did so and began to drive directly at us, I realized that they were planning something more serious than we had anticipated. When the tanks neared the people, a „brave" man suddenly appeared. He was holding a bag in which there was a rectangular package. The tank started maneuvering, making sudden jerks and stops. People shouted: „You don't need to provoke them - move away from them!" Nevertheless he found the opportunity to punch the soldier who was sitting in the tank, and then parted into the darkness. The tank stopped immediately. Yet the soldiers who had seen that man and observed everything didn't pay any attention to him even though his light clothes were perfectly visible in the darkness. In my opinion, the man was really a provocateur. Paratroopers with bayonets on the ends of their guns and rubber sticks in their hands got out and rushed towards the people who were lined up. Seeing that they wouldn't be able to force their way through, they stepped back and began to shoot straight into the crowd. The crowd was seized by panic, and the firing triggered chaos. Paratroopers were throwing explosives. They opened machine-gun fire. The destructive terrifying power that the tanks were demonstrating was meant to frighten the people. After some time you could spot collapsed bodies near the tower wall. They were already beyond help. Soldiers and tanks were ..pushing" people farther away from the tower. At that moment I thought that my hour of death had come... Stepping away from the circle of death, I couldn't hold back my tears. I was sorry without end for the people who had sacrificed their lives. I doubt they had ever expected to come eye to eye with such armed degenerates...
Lithuania, 1991.01.13 : documents, testimonies, comments. - Vilnius : State Publishing Center, 1992, p. 111-112.