On January 13, 1991, Soviet troops, along with the KGB Spetsnaz Alpha Group, stormed the Vilnius TV Tower in Lithuania to suppress the independence movement. Fourteen unarmed civilians were killed and hundreds more injured. On the night of July 31, 1991, Russian OMON from Riga, the Soviet military headquarters in the Baltics, assaulted the Lithuanian border post in Medininkai and killed seven Lithuanian servicemen. This event further weakened the Soviet Union's position internationally and domestically, and stiffened Lithuanian resistance. COUNT 5
QSN1 What was attacked by Soviet troops on January 13? ANS1 Vilnius TV Tower QSN2 Where was the TV Tower located? ANS2 Lithuania QSN3 What were the Soviets hoping to stop? ANS3 independence movement QSN4 How many civilians died in the attack? ANS4 Fourteen QSN5 What was attacked by Russians on July 31? ANS5 Lithuanian border post in Medininkai