RUSSIAN SITUATION

Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14263, 14 January 1920, Page 5

RUSSIAN SITUATION

UKRAINIANS SURROUND ODESSA. (The Times.) Received January 13, 7.25 p.m. „ LONDON, Jan. 10. A Moscow message states that the Ukranian insurgents-surrounded Odessa and General Deniken’s troops are fieeing cast towards Kherson. BOLSHEVIK JUBILATION. AT THE REVOLUTIONARY DEFEATS. KOLCHAK’S CAPTURE REPORTED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received January 13, 9.20 p.m. LONDON, Jan. 10. Although the Reds are apparently still 600 miles westward of Irkutsk, unconfirmed Moscow messages state that the fall of Krasnoyarsk, where three of Admiral Kolchak’s armies are surrounded, has been followed by demoralisation among Admiral Kolchak’s troops at headquarters. It is reported that insurgents captured Irkutsk, and that Kolchak and his staff were arrested' by their own soldiers. Meanwhile a Bolshevik communique claims the extension of their successes in the Novochorkask region. It is reported that 45,000 officers and men are confined in Nbvenikslaovik. which is full of refugees. The Bolsheviks are sending out jubilant wireless messages confidently declaring that General Deniken’s defeat marks the overthrow of the last hope of the counter-revolution: The fall of Rostoff on the Don is expected hourly, and the remnants of Generals Deniken’s, Wrangel’s, and Maievsky’s armies are fleeing to the Caucasus. A Bolshevik manifesto urges all to join in the new struggle against cold, hunger and economic destruction. The task demands a supreme effort by the free labour of the workmen and peasants, and will be accomplished as surely as the defeat of General Deniken. COPENHAGEN, Jan. 10. The Deniken Government removed to Novotjekosk after the loss of Taganrog. The Bolsheviks claim to be advancing westward of the Dneiper, where they will shortly touch the Polish front. In view of the serious situation, the Russians suggest that the Poles should occupy the evacuated territory. It is reported that the Polish army holds a strong position along the Dvina, Berezina, Ptyez and Skuez.