Unrest in the Soviet-Mongolian camp was further heightened today as direct hits were scored by Japanese bombers upon the flimsily built bridges across the 60-metre wide Khalka River, threatening the route of retreat of the Red troops, Meantime, 12 additional Soviet aeroplanes were shot down in a fierce aerial combat yesterday afternoon, when Japanese fighting aircraft, outnumbered 12-to-1 attacked 60 Soviet bombers of the SH type and an escort of 50 combat planes of the 1-15 and 1-16 designs, The Soviet raiders were driven back before they succeeded in bombing Japanese and Manchoukuo positions, while five bombers and seven combat craft were shot down in flames.—Domel.
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