London, June 24.
LTHOUGH the main Soviet forces are yet to swing into action, the bloodiest fighting is reported to be raging at many points along the 2,000-mile front, stretching from the Black Sea to Finland.
Amid a welter of contradictory reports it is definitely known that The Russians have lost Brest two days of fighting the " Russians Litovek (on the east bank of the have destroyed 128 Nazi planes—76 Bug River), Lomaha (120 miles north fon the first day and 52 on the sccof Brest Lifovsk) and the neighbour. and. ing town of Kelno; also claims that 5,000 German The Germans have yet to meet the officers and men have hitherto been main forees of the Red Army. This taken prisoner, and that no less than was admitted in a Berlin statement 300 German tanks were destroyed in end German air raiders are meeting ent in the Shavly sector with strong opposition. This is also 'The communique states that Ger-also certain Russian planes man' units' which succeeded made further raids 0 Germany 2 Soviet territory in the Vast night, but the official German the Raya Russia news agency claimed that no sub-Poland have been Hlantial damage was done-'Berlin radio claims that the Gore in 'Southern Poland have been reman attack which led to the capture pulsed. of Brest Litovsk so completely sur-'The Russian alr force is said to privet the Russians that the' main Ihave been active throughout the day, fudge over the River Bug was cap-protecting troops: aerodromes, towns tured Before the defending troops end military objectives, ahd ce. could destroy it. operating in attacks by Russian land
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