NATO ENSEC COE team commemorated the 13th of January 1991 victims

On the 12th of January NATO ENSEC COE team continued its tradition and participated in the annual running event called "on the way of Life and Death". This event is dedicated to commemorate the 13th of January 1991 victims who lost their lives while defending critical media objects. At the night of the 12^th to 13th of January in Vilnius the occupational Soviet army, armed with tanks and automatic weapons, stormed Vilnius TV headquarters and TV tower. Victims of that night were beaten, shot dead or crushed by tanks.

The running event started from the victim burial site in Antakalnis cemetery and ended at their place of death, near Vilnius television tower. This year the running event had over seven thousand participants from different parts of Lithuania, neighbouring countries and NATO allies. The participants were also joined by Lithuania's young riflemen and volunteer conscripts, professional armed forces, volunteer forces and military academy cadets.