Moscow, Dec. 16.
Russian forces which broke through the Mannerheim Line at one point were attacking the Finnish troops from the rear, according to a radio announcement here today, which added that the Finnish defences were "being successfully crushed by the Red army".
Meanwhile, Russian forces on four fronts were pushing the Finns farther inland, a communique issued yesterday by the military headquarters of the Leningrad area said.
Red troops marching from Mur-mensk occupied the town of Salm. jaervi, 60 kilometres south of Petsamo, the communique said, while troops on the Ukhta front advanced 126 kilometres from the state frontier.
Soviet forces advancing from Petrozavodsk occupied the village and railway of Leppasilta, it was stated. The advance from Kexholm was also developing successfully, the Russian communique said.—United Press.
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