The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-26
RUSSIANS ARE IN
 VIOLENT BATTLE
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thrown into the fight and now there are more than l3 divisions possibly l95,0 ,000 nnen-engaged in the attack, Sevaspotol dispatches said.
 Death Toll Increasing
 The death toll among the Axis forces is increasing to an esti- mated 5000 day, with more than 50,000 alraedy killed in the 2O-day all-out attack.
 Reports were that the Germans had not made any further gains after driving a wedge into the north sector defenses several days ago, although they were increasing the pressure in that area and sending more men into the battle.
 (The German news agency trans ocean broadcast Rome dispatch saying Italian motor torpedo boats had sunk three Soviet submarines, a 1000 ton freighter and & 15,O0O ton munitions transport.)
 Sevastopol, a city in ruins, still held out on the 20th day of the Ger mans relentless assault. Most of it's buildings were rubble, its parks pocked by bombs and its chestnut and acai trees splintered and stripped of their springtime leaves, but its defenders repulsed continu- ous attacks with rifle and hayonet, inflicting casualties the Soviet army newspaper Red Star said were 5 to 1.
 The first Russian conlmunique to- day said: During the night in the directions of Kharkov and Sevasto- pol our forces fought battles with the enemy. On other sectors there were no important changes"
 The Soviet communicate last midnight, in announcing that the Russians had evacuated Kupyansk disclosed for the first time the To- cation of battlefield in the pres- ent Ukrainian fighting. It is 45 miles above the Izyuln area, where fierce battles ragged in May.
 It was evacuated, the communicate said, only after the most stubborn defense.
 Nazis Seek Fast Break
 Red Star, in dispatch seemingly antedating the withdrawal from kupyanSk, reported that German Field Marshal Fedor Won Book had concentrated masses of infantry and artillery, as well as the l4tf and 18th tank decisions" on hte kharkov front in an effort to crash through Russian defenses lat light ming speed" pour into the break through and sever communications
 German losses in tanks were enor- nous, Red Star said, while the ex- hausted Germans have been forced to regroup and bring up reinforce mentS."
 Red Star said the Russians also had brought up tanks ''but they still are inferior in numbers, ai- thougoh stronger in armor and manned by more skilIful crews" It said fighting continued, "with even greater ferocity."
 The Communist party newspaper Pravda called the Kharkov drive "the greatest Panzer effort (of the GermanS) this year."
 Hurling tank column after col umn into battle, the Germans pressed on regardless of losses and thus succeeded in making slight advances on several sectors, Red Star reported.
 German tank losses were heavy because of Russian cannon, often firing from open positions, and from anti-tank guns and rifles. Russian tanks hide and suddenly roar oui to ambush the Germans, thus robbed Of air support because their flyers are afraid of hitting their owr tanks.
 Red Star said the Germans al. ready had paid Q higher price foi Sevastopol than they had ever thought 1t sensible to pay. The midnight comnlunique reported that Sevastopol's coastal artillery hac destroyed 25 German tanks and ll planes.
 Reports reaching London iron Stockholm said that a Soviet land ing party two regiments strong near Yalta, in the southern Crilnea had forced the Germans to. rust reinforcements from Simfcropol, g. miles to the north, and Feodosiya 70 miles to the east.
 (Russlari marines. operating nOrtf of Yalta through the foothills vert reported menacitig German com. mlnication lines. They were landed in the face of heavy German sllor' fire from c WBA-defended eonycl that sailed from Caucasian ports