The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-27

 Minsk.
 Attempts PinccFs
 The loss of these positions now enables the Germans to attempt . pineers movement on Minsk, driving southeast from Wilma and northeast from Baranoviehi which is 45 miles from the old Russian frontier and about S6 from Minsk.
 The communique said that Siaulai, 90 miles northeast of the East Prus~ sian frontier city of Tilsit and about 7B miles southeast of Riga, capital city of Latvia.
 These losses appeared to give the Germans virtual control of Lithu. ania, westrnmost of the group of three Baltic states taken over by Russia last summer.
 The Germans also have won Q thick slice of former Polish terri. tory and appear rapidly to be ap. preaching the Russian frontiers aS they existed prior to the German attack on Poland in September, 1889.
 It appeared to military observers
 
 ing back in the northeastern sector upon the old Notifications system of the Stalin line which was built in White Russia to protect the city of Minsk.
 Report Confirmed This view appeared to be con- firmed by the radio Moscow report that German air forces had repeat- edly attacked Borisov, Borbruisk and Mogilev, White Russian cities where 1t was presumed that the Russians have concentrated powerful forces for the battle of Minsk.
 The special Moscow communique reported that fighting was still In progress in the luck and Skuleni areas of southeast Poland and that German tank formations have been heavily attacked by Russian air forces in the region of Brody, near Luck, Wilma and Baranovichi.
 The fighting in the Brody, Luck and Skuleni areas is developing from Q Nazl attempt to crack through Russian defenses and drive toward Kiev, capital of the rich Ukraine. It appeared that the Ger mans have made less progress in this direction than in their Minsk. Moscow thrust,
 The special Moscow oommunique reported that strong Russian air at- tacks continued in Rumania with the chief targets Bucharest end PloeSti, the oil fields center. It was noted here that Minsk ha0 served as Red army headquartero for White Russia since the last war and the Mogllev was headquarters for the Grand Duke Nicholas, cofil- mander- r-ln-ehief of tho Russian armies during the World war. May Transfer With the Germans driving for Minsk it was thought here that Rus- sian headquarters might be traass ferred to Mogilev.
 Baranovichi is in former Poland and only about 20 miles from the former Russian border, which sup. posedly Is the strongest defensive line of the Red army.
 After battles in the vicinity e Siaulai Gin north central Lithuania), VuHn NOkk tklS &JibkuhkAM~kUAh1H p08~ der) and Baranovichi, in the course of which Q heavy defeat was fn. fiicted on the enemy, the Soviet troops removed to new positions and are being reformed for new battles" the communique said.
 "Our aviation yesterday in day. light relentlessly bombed enemy tank formations in the areas of Wilma, Brody (near Luck on the road to Kiev) and Baranovichi," the cofn- munique continued.
 Enemy tanks sustained consider able losses"
 "In the areas of luck and Skuleni fighting continued last night (the communique continued).
 "On other sectors of the front, the night passed quietly.
 Enemy aviation bombed Borisov, Bobruisk and Mogilev.
 "In the course of raids on military objectives ct Bucharest (by Soviet planes). great destruction was caused. Bombs caused much damage at Ploesti (the Rumanian oal cen- terl.