London, June 28.
ILE the German juggerna was pressing forward in two major thrusts through the Baltic States and north-east Poland, with the Russians continuing their fighting withdrawal in the Shavly (Lithuania), Vilna and Baranovichi regions, the Red High Command today announced that all German attempts to break through' towards Minsk had been repulsed and that Soviet forces long the entire front from Przemysi (on the line of demarcation in Galicia) to the Black Sea were firmly holding their positions.
'All news of the progress of.opera~ tions "comes from Russian state ments because the Germans have 0 far failed to make their "mo-montons announcement" which they' had promised to corroborate their claim that the "Red Army was cracking up." Today, a military spokesman in Berlin merely stated that the Russian air force had "now been crippled" contrast with this German statement, the Moscow radio this moming declared that 87 German Ereraft had. already been destroyed the Mussiang, and that the heavy aha Sccurate bombing of towns, Including Koenigsberg, Warsaw, hicharest, Ploest and' Constanza, tives proof of the power of the tuscan alr forge." The Soviet one ounce sd hat the teh tht the Bucharest for an unknown destia:
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tion after the ast alr rai, confirmed Statement central area of the enormous front. after hard fighting yesterday, But in admitting.a considerable penetration In this sector, 2 Soviet Communique claimed that a severe defeat of the enemy had enabled Soviet forees to withdraw and reform readiness for further action.
"The Russians also assert that their aircraft in this area have inflicted considerable losses on columns of enemy tanks.
The Germans are apparently aiming Jat Minsk, 2s the Soviets say thai enemy aircraft have bombed towns the railway east of Minsk.
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