 Despite a Supreme Council vote the same day to halt price increases, the scale of protests and provocations backed by Yedinstvo ("Unity", in Russian) and the Communist Party increased.During a radio and television address, Landsbergis called upon independence supporters to gather around and protect the main governmental and infrastructural buildings.From 8–9 January several special Soviet military units were flown to Lithuania (including the famous counter-terrorism Alpha Group and paratroopers of the 76th Guards Air Assault Division of the VDV based at Pskov).