As Lithuania marks the 27th anniversary of the Medininkai massacre on Tuesday, state leaders and other officials have called for not forgetting the important and painful sacrifice for Lithuania's freedom.
Medininkai Massacre
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Konstantin Mikhailov, a former member of a Soviet special police unit who is serving a life sentence in Lithuania for his role in the killings of Lithuanian border guards and police officers at the Medininkai checkpoint in 1991, has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
Monday marks 26 years since the tragic developments at the Lithuanian checkpoint of Medininkai when seven Lithuanian officials were gunned down at work by Soviet OMON fighters.
Latvian-Russian national Konstantin Mikhailov will serve a life in prison sentence for his role in the 1991 Medininkai checkpoint massacre after the Lithuanian Court of Appeals upheld the verdict on Monday.
Friday marks 24 years since tragic events at the Lithuanian checkpoint of Medininkai when seven Lithuanian officials were gunned down at work.
Vilnius court on Friday heard testimony of Tomas Šernas, the only survivor of the 1991 Medininkai checkpoint massacre, in the case where charges have been brought in absentia against three Russian citizens.
Speaking at the 23rd anniversary of the Medininkai checkpoint massacre, Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday called for taking daily care of the state.
