Helsinki, Mar. 2.
FTER three weeks of relentless pounding, Red Army forces were reported to be entering the suburbs of Viipuri today. Rumours that the Russians had already entered Vi pun, published abroad, were not, confirmed, but not nearer than "several kilometre it was believed that they were from the heart of the city, as admitted in the offi summary.
Soviet forces may not enter the city proper for several days bee: of dare-to-die units deter mined to cover the retirement of their comrades to new lines and positions.—United Press.
Russian attacks continued yesterday Karelian Isthmus, stated a communique i Finnish troops, it was claimed, inflicted heavy in the west of the sued here last night. losses on the enemy, and destroyed' several tanks.
An attack at Taipale was repulsed. Finnish planes bombed an air base, a transport centre Soviet military train, and several fierce air battles occurred.
Many Soviet planes flew over the count ry and bombed a number of places including Abo and Rovaniemi, ci using many fires, Fourteen civilians were reported killed and ten wounded, the communique said, Soviet planes dropped several parachutists, all of whom were immediately shot down, It was definitely' established, the communique added, that fourteen Soviet planes were brought down while the Finns lost four planes.
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