Leningrad sector: Pskov has disappeared from the Russian communique and fighting 45 miles to the east does not suggest any German advance towards Leningrad, Smolensk: A neutral report says that the Russians are making heavy counter-attacks east of the town. A German broadcast last night said that Russian artillery fire was unbelievable heavy.
Ukraine: The Russians report stub-barn fighting 80 miles west of Kiev. while the Germans claim that German. Hungarian and Slovakian troops are pressing forward in ceaseless pursuit, In contradiction of German stories that the Russians have thrown in their last reserves, a Swedish corres-
Finnish Advance Claimed Rome, July 23.
A Finnish communique claims that Finnish troops have occupied and passed Pitkaranta in their advance north-east of Lake Ladoga, according to a Helsinki telegram to the Italian official news agency.—Reuter. pondent points out that Soviet mobilization is not yet complete.
A report from Moscow says that last night's raid alarm was sounded at 9 p.m. and lifted at 3.20 a.m. this morning. Fifteen German planes are said to have been brought down. Some fires were caused to dwellings, but these were quickly extinguished.
mic suffered heavily from fire, but it is stated that no military objective were hit.
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