Last night's communique issued by the Soviet Information Bureau states:
"Our troops today (Thursday) direction of Lück, fierce tank battles continued, with advantage to our side throughout the day.
"Tu the direction of Cernauti, our troops successfully repulsed strong attacks by the enemy, who attempted to force the River Pruth. [In the Bessarabian' sector, our units finny hold" positions along the frontier, having thrown: back attacks of German and Rumanian forces.
"Enemy forces attempting to advance at. Sculeni have been pushed back to the western bank of the Prüth.
"Our air forces today bombed Bucharest, Ploesti and Constanza (Rumanian Black-Sea port). Oil refineries in the region of Ploesti are in flames, "On the Soviet-Finnish frontier, there were no engagements between land forees-on Thursday.
fu the Baltic Sea, two enemy submarines were sunk by action of our air force-and fleet sir arm.
"Today, enemy aviation has not shown any—particular activity. Enemy fighters-offered weak resistance to our bomber& Information about enemy Josses'and our own alr-craft.is being collected.
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