Former Soviet officer accused of massacre
He faces murder charges connected with the execution of the seven at the Medininkai border crossing with Belarus on the night of July 31, 1991.
The Lithuanians, a mixture of border guards and police officers, were captured by men of the Soviet interior ministry's Special Purpose Police Squad.
Ordering their prisoners to lie on the ground they then killed them with shots to the head.
One man survived but was left in a wheelchair by the severity of his injuries.
Nikulin, who later took Latvian citizenship and changed his name to Mikhailov, has denied any involvement in the crime, but if found guilty faces life imprisonment.
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The Lithuanians, a mixture of border guards and police officers, were captured by men of the Soviet interior ministry's Special Purpose Police Squad.
Ordering their prisoners to lie on the ground they then killed them with shots to the head.
One man survived but was left in a wheelchair by the severity of his injuries.
Nikulin, who later took Latvian citizenship and changed his name to Mikhailov, has denied any involvement in the crime, but if found guilty faces life imprisonment.