The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-28
Russians Smash Nazis,
 But Keep Withdrawing
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the fighting,
 Tn the Minsk direction aF offen- siye by tfIe eflemy's large tank units was FepuIsed. AS the result Of 2 counter blow by OUT troops in this direction the headquarters of 8 large formation was destroyed, Q German general killed and docu- mcnts relating to military opera tions seized. In another sector in the same direction our troops deS- troyed some 70 enemy tanks,
 Tn fighting the German tisurperS cur commanders and the rank and fife of the whole of the Red Army units display exception her0ism, re- Sotirccfuiness and daring.
 Black Sea Fleet
 "Our Black Sea fleet in coopcra- ton with the air force dealt g blow or the base Of German ships 1l C0nztanza
 "A company commanded by Lieli- tenant Ghvets acted self denytngly. Tn the x area this company at- tackled an enemy twice greater strength and forced him to retreat, sustaining heavy losses.
 At dawn June 26 German bat- taIton clad in Red army uniforms attempted to invade Soviet terri tory. Our company commanded by Lieutenant Zhigov, which defended the village of x, met the enemy with heavy fire, The Fagcistg began tc shout in Russian: do not fire; w are friends The Red army mer weakened their fire and soon found themselves enctrcled. Then q machine gun platoon commanded bJ Junior Lieutenant Pushkarenko using hand grenadeg, forced it's wal Out and then opened heavy Sflachin, gun fire, resisting 8 counter-attaci of the enemy units, As the result tn, company successfully escaped iron the enemy's trap, 1nfiicting grea losses or the Germans.
 "On June % in & brOadcas speech Finnish President Ryi re peated HitIer;s islander, stating tha during negotiations in Berlin i
 November, 104O, the Soviet Unlo
 demanded from Germany q ire hand in order to settle its account with Finland and put an end { that country.
 Purpose of Brazen Lie ? "The purpose of this brazen fl 2 is to deceive the Finnish peopl 5 and to ircite 1t against the Sovit
 Union. The rulers of Finland ar
 trying to conceal from the RiTnis
 people the fact that Finland ha been converted into a war base ( German Fascistg for an attack o the Soviet Union.
 The Italian press attempts { mislead world public opinion by il
 allegations that Russia has aggret ( give designs against Bulgaria an y other Balkan countries
 r The notorious Italian s1e' s Messaggero alleges with obvious c provocational purpose that 'tf
 Russians are preparing for chem 7 cal warfare The purpose of tn
 provocatlon is clear to everyor o who Is in the least familiar vii ' the customary methods of tl S German-Italian Pasciets. Probab they themselves are preparing f
 chemical warfare and are tryir
 beforehand to mix up the car'
 and lay the fault at others dOOrf
 Smashed Nazi Attacks
 Moscow, June 20-(UP)-SOvi . troops smashed German attemp If to Outflank LwOw on the POlii n, front and destroyed six Nazi fl D, fantry regiments attempting
 force a crossing of the Pruth riv
 in the south. a Russian war COT munique sai dtoday.
 Fierce fighting was said to be progress in the Munsk and Lu areas where formations of | German 3Dth tank corps were I ported to have been routed.
 Prom Prsemsyl to the Black g
 Soviet troops are holding firm, { connmunique said.