Moscow, Feb, 18.
With Soviet troops hot in pursuit, Finnish forces are in full retreat towards Viipuri, having suffered tremendous losses, the Leningrad General Staff announced in a communique this morning.
Soviet troops occupied the town of Ojnola on the northern bank of Lake Muolomarvi, the fortified zone of Karhula west of the Summa region, and the coastal towns of Narja- and Muurila, the communique added. Soviet troops are pursuing the enemy along the entire front. Nothing of importance occurred in other sectors, but Soviet planes bombed enemy military objectives during the gay.—Havas.
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