DANGER OF ISOLATION
RUSSIAN FORGES
ADVANCING GERMAN PRONGS
(Ree. 10 a.m.) RUGBY, August 15. The evacuation by the Russians of Kirovograd and Pervomaisk, the former 110 miles north of Odessa and the latter the same distance north of ■Nikolaiev, is taken in authoritative circles in London as a definite indication that they are withdrawing behind the link of th«? Dnieper in this area. The situation can be described ar. deteriorating to the extent to which the withdrawal is being carried out. The Russians in this sector are undoubtedly in some danger of being cut off owing to the very nature of the forward thrusts in modern warfare by which the advancing prongs inevitably cut off bodies of opposing troops. It is not yet known whether the Russians intend to fight for Odessa. A crossing of the Dnieper below Kiev would be a hazardous task for the Germans, the river being more than half a mile across just below, Kiev and much wider in the Odessa region.— 8.0. W. ■ ■ I
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 41, 16 August 1941, Page 9
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