RUSSIAN REPORTS

Grey River Argus, 7 October 1941, Page 5

RUSSIAN REPORTS

ON SOUTHERN FRONTS LONDON, October 5. Acording to Moscow messages one of the greatest battles of the war is raging in the approaches to the Crimea, where the Germans have concentrated reinforcements and the Red Army is being supported by Black Sea naval air forces. According to the correspondent of the Communist Youth League newspaper, all German attempts to reach . the Russian forward lines defending the approaches to Crimea have been beaten off. A Soviet newspaper states that the air arm is making regular raids twice and thrice daily inflicting thousands of casualties on the German troop concentrations. The Moscow “Pravda” reports that the Russians are continuing determined counter blows in the Ukraine, after capturing 30 ■ villages, pushing back the combined German-Rouman-ian forces It adds: The movement of refugees in this area, has now ceased, facilitating the transport ol supplies to the front. The village wherein the Roumanian divisional or killed, was retaken after a surstaff members were either captured prise attack from the rear and flank, while large Roumanian, forces were also wiped out in the recaptur.- of another village. In the adjacent region, an unnamed bridge successfully held against a Hungarian regiment, two companies of which were wipe out. The Germans are attempting to slow up the Russian counter-attacks by mass air-raids, but are me-f ng with little success. Marshal Budenny’s position has vastly improved says “Pravda,” after a series of counter-attacks. 'I no Russians in one sector advanced 21) miles in 36 hours. A Roumanian divisional staff was captured. Successful air attacks on German tanks and motor transport are reported in a Russian supplementary communique. One German column lost by bombs and machine-gun fire 33 lorries with infantry, four companies of infantry and a squadron of cavalry. Another Russian air squadron on the southern front destroyed 15 tanks, c-.nd 30 motor vhelcles carrying infantry. /> Russian supplementary icommunique states; In thw south, the Germans suffered defeat "'in - land fighting, in which JJitfy left 900 dead or wounded^QjkJJltTbattlefield, besides .eight-“"'guns* 45 machine-guns and "~*Trtie mortars. At the approaches to Odessa Kuss;an naval detachments killed over 1000 Germans. One unit smashed a battalion of S.S. men in one fight and in another killed 200 Germans. A Russian communique stated: Our troops yesterday fought the enemy along the whole front Three German aircraft were downed on approaches to Moscow.

ON northern fronts LONDON, October b. The Soviet Information Bureau announced that all the German attacks against Leningrad were defeated. According to reports to Moscow, Voroshilov’s forces won a new victory' on the River Liza on the Arc tic front where German losses are now 1600 dead and.severai thousajd wounded. The Russians have thrown the Germans . back to ths. wester., bank of the Liza River. Ta*s Agency quotes a German prisoner as ;saying the invaders on the Leningrad front were unable to bury the tremendous number of dead and are now burning the corpses. It. also ci notes a captured German corpora., • “We will have to retreat eventually. We sustained such losses that soon we will have no infantry 1S The “Red Star" reports that in one sector on the Leningrad front under General Konkov, advanced . ° three miles, after intense fight.n.,. During September, these troops succeeded in forcing a P as^f t e river “V ” During the first tqree c,..ys of October they further decisively Advanced ciearing tje enemy from an important populated cen . “Izvestia” announces the rout oi the 123rd German infantry division nnrt the 89th Regiment during a s"ven-day battle on an unindicated front wherein 2000 Germans were killed' The Russians have captured nine villages in the past two days and at least eight previously. It adds that the Russians are pursuing the retreating enemy, who originally threatened to break through the railway line to endanger the city O. Moscow claims a continuance of local successes at several points on the Leningrad front.