Roporls from Ankara stated that a sea battle was being fought yesterday off the Bulgarian coast. "These reports emanated from Varna. Soviet cruisers, destroyers and submarines were said to be fighting German alr-all There was no confirmation of The Germans are known to have mined the Bulgarian and Rumanian coast but. they are believed to have Toft a narrow channel at the mouth of the Bosphorus unmined.
Sources in Ankara admitted that the Germans were meeting very. strong opposition on the border and. stated that the Russians were not Agsiing a defensive Lattle but were attacking.
Russian sources told of a huge air battle all along the front with the Soviets holding their own, The Rumanian Front Reports from Bucharest stated that Rumanian column from Galatz. Advanced eight kilometres towards Tarutin. due south of Kishinev.
Russian sources in Ankara however asserted that the Rumanians were not participating in the fight ing but were being held in reserve.
The Rumanians claimed they erossed the River Pruth at Galatz, Jassy and Lipeani and said the most northerly column wag headed in the direction of Kiev while two others were moving towards Odessa, which about 150 miles {rom the present frontier.
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