In what year was the 76th Guards Air Assault Division involved in the January Events?
January Events (Lithuania) The January Events (Lithuanian: "Sausio įvykiai" ) took place in Lithuania between 11 and 13 January 1991 in the aftermath of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. As a result of Soviet military actions, 14 civilians were killed and 702 were injured. The events were centered in its capital, Vilnius, along with related actions in its suburbs and in the cities of Alytus, Šiauliai, Varėna, and Kaunas.
23rd Airborne Brigade The 23rd Separate Air Assault Brigade was activated on 25 September 1986 in Kremenchug as part of the Southwestern Theatre of Military Operations. The brigade was composed of three airborne battalions, an air assault battalion, an artillery battalion and an antiaircraft artillery battalion. On 1 June 1990, the brigade was transferred to the Soviet airborne and redesignated as the 23rd Separate Airborne Brigade after its air assault battalion was disbanded. After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, the brigade was transferred to Ukraine.