RUSSIAN PROGRESS
CAPTURES NEAR - NOVOROSSISK. (Rec. 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, May 14. The Russians in the Kuban, battling against the still stubborn resistance. advanced in some sectors and captured additional lines northeast of Novorossisk. Despatches from the front do not indicate big gains, but in the face of current strong counter-attacks definite progress was made. The Russians at Lisichansk seized the initiative in a forward drive, considerably improving their positions. They made the best progress in this area since the Germans began a counter-attack three weeks ago. The tremendous air war, which at present is fiercer than anything on land, continued. The Russians blasted many objectives, including Warsaw and communications. The Germans simultaneously struck at the Liski com mun i cations.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 15 May 1943, Page 5
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