Five of us went to the tower - my wife, her sister, our friends and I. At about 1:00 a.m. we decided to take a short break to warm up, and began walking down towards Lazdynai. But then we heard screaming and rushed back. Tanks ap¬peared from the grove. They broke through the fence, and straight through the trees, neared us. I was in the first row, and we were flanked by women. When the tanks arrived, the people standing in front of me formed a human chain. 15 or 20 paratroopers jumped out and began to force their way to the tower. About ten meters to the right they began to throw explosive packets, and about five meters to the left was the very center of the attack. First, the paratroopers tried to push the people away from tower by force. A murderer of strong build, maybe 190-195 cm tall, was beating people on their heads with his Kalashnikov rifle, without any discrimination between men, women or children. He shouted wildly: “Za Rodinu!" („For the homeland!"). I grabbed his gun and pulled. The paratrooper let the gun slip from his hands quite readily, and it fell. I lifted it about 30 centimeters from the ground and then I threw it down - and maybe that was provocation? I rushed to the side. At that time the murderers were already forcing their way through the people to the tower - they began to shoot. Windows shattered and fell right on the women. Paratroopers were chasing and beating people. I turned around and suddenly there was a flash - a packet exploded right by me: the flame singed my eyelashes and brows, I fell to the ground, and in my ears there was a humming sound...
Lithuania, 1991.01.13 : documents, testimonies, comments. - Vilnius : State Publishing Center, 1992, p. 110.