London, July 22. "W HALE toway's news of the fighting along the eastern front from 'Mose ow is practically the same as it has been in Russian communiques during the past two or three days, and the Germans little beyond a further advance from' Finland towards Leningrad, Moscow was subjected to air attack for the first time last night, when, according to a Soviet stagement, more than 200 German aircraft tried to penetrate to the Soviet capital, but failed, only isolated planes reaching the city. According to Moscow, the Germans also made two unsuccessful attempts to bomb Leningrad.
The attack on Moscow, which caused an alarm, lasting for 5¥% Sours, is stated to have cow the Geumans 17 planes, which were shot Gown by Sovieb fighters and" anttageratt aes in the raids on, Lenin-the Germans ate. said tg Have fig" 1p planes tothe Teusslans' four.
eu? fires were started in Mos~ cow, and several people were Yxilled Sra' injured: but the Russians insist Ghat no military. objectives were bit, The Soviet capitol does: not seem aye deen much disturbed by the Tu, stihough "the Germans. claim That it equalled the heaviest ever Made on "Britain. "A correspondent spho iodtaa the of immediately ater {from shelters showed not the slight the raid says that crowds est signs of panic.
Smolensk an tu ands Bae Saas tint Emel ie ate Sok ead came pile Sat TEE ha AY ead Holding Northern Sector hun ne sato esp 2 are acy Jments in Moscow, it falled to state the [number of planes used in the attack Jor the amount of bombs dropped.
Informed Nazi quarters, a said that hundreds of explosive and ens of thousands nf Incendiary bombs were' dropped on: Moscow. and that the raid was "comparable In devastate tug effect with the heaviest blows the Cuttwatfe rained on Bngland."
"Reprisal" Raid The: Luftwatfe attacked Moscow last night for the first time in repr! sal. for, tke" Soviet attacks on the pen cities of Helsink! and Bucharest. the "High Command's "communique foured by good visibility. strong German air formations bombed milit= ary establishments, armaments depots and trail centres in Moscow successive waves, the communique claimed, Many' hits were scored in the area around the Kremlin and around the Bend of the Moskva River. Huge fires were started and buildings cupied by high Soviet military authorities and the Government as well ax supply establishments were either Aestroyed or heavily damaged," the communique asserted.
Tnformed Nasi quarters alleged that twelve heavy' bomb. hits we observed near the Kremlin "ata twenty huge fires were started just caer of the Kremlin, Heavy. destruction was caused at the bend of tite Moskva River and also near the Hed Army headquar~ fers, and. radio station. where nine these Naat sources"United Press.
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