... They spoke in Lithuanian over a loudspeaker from a tank that had powerful searchlights. The first two words stuck in my head - the rest I can only tell about: “Brother Lithuanians! The National Salvation Committee announces that Soviet power has been restored in Lithuania tonight! Do not resist! Go home!" While we were going, the first wounded person was being taken away. His face was bloody.

Lithuania, 1991.01.13 : documents, testimonies, comments. - Vilnius : State Publishing Center, 1992, p. 236.