The monument dedicated to Artūrs Sakalauskas was devastated in Vilnius



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Police Department reported that Friday at 8:25 am A message was received that the metal cross of the monument dedicated to A. Sakalauskas had been folded in Goštauto Street, next to the Seimas.

A. Sakalauskas, 27, joined the National Defense Service in January 1991. He actively fought against the Soviet aggression, remained at the restored Supreme Council Seimas Palace, as well as volunteer positions in Kaunas , Sitkūnai. On August 19, 1991, he and the volunteers of the Alytus team rejoined the parliament.

On August 21, 1991, during the collapse of the cat, during the provocation of the Soviet army, the Reconstruction Council of the Supreme Council of Lithuania met to confront Seimas with the troops of special forces of the Soviet army.

They invaded the territory protected by military volunteers by the first post of the street A. Goštauto. During the resistance, A. Sakalauskas was killed, two other volunteers of the Alytus team were injured.

After his death, A. Sakalauskas received on January 13 the commemorative medals of the Lithuanian Armed Forces of the First Order of Vytis Cross.

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