BITTER AS EVER

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 62, Issue 305, 7 October 1942, Page 3

BITTER AS EVER

THE FIGHTING AT STALINGRAD.

defenders reinforced.

RUSSIAN SUCCESS ELSEWHERE

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright). {Rec. 10.5 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 6. Stalingrad and Mozdok are again mentioned in the Soviet communique as the only battle areas. .Fighting in Stalingrad continues as bitter as ever. River transport serving the city brings up reinforcements and supplies day and night, while a steady stream of gifts to the defenders conies from all parts of the Soviet Union.

The Moscow radio skates that the Germans are bringing troops, from the Crimea by . barges to the Novorossiisk area, but the Russians are attacking these from the air.' The Black Sea air arm is also attacking barges and pontoons in enemy harbours.

In the Mozdok area fighting is in a narrow valley where the Germans, by superior weight, succeeded in penetrating the outskirts in one locality, but were compelled to retreat. A Russian success is reported from the Voronezh area, where the Red 'Army broke into a large settlement from three sides and killed 1800 enemy in street fighting, and are still advancing.—British Official Wireless.