Helsinki, Feb. 21.
Fighting on all Finnish fronts went on well into the night as the Red Army launched large-scale operations in every sector yesterday and made a desperate but futile effort to get reinforcements through to the besieged Red forces ^à the Kuhmo region, the Finnish General Staff announced today.
The Staff categorically denied Soviet claims that strategic Koivisto has fallen to the Red Army. Detailing land and air operations, its communique stated:
"The enemy attacked in the Karelion Isthmus between the Gulf of Finland and Lake Muola ai several points yesterday, but was repulsed and a great number of tanks was destroyed.
"Finnish troops at Taipale also turned back a Soviet offensive in which two divisions took part, supported by violent artillery fire and aerial action. Fighting in that area went on late into the night and Soviet losses were very heavy.
"Northeast of Lake Ladoga, a few points of enemy resistance were overcome in the direction of Kuhmo.
Finnish troops there foiled a Soviet attempt to send reinforcements to Red forces encircled in that region.
"In the air yesterda: the communique continued, "Finnish planes carried out reconnaissance flights over the enemy's rear and bombed several troop concentrations and transport columns.
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