LATER PROGRESS

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 100, 22 January 1943, Page 5

LATER PROGRESS

Many More Towns And Villages Taken

(Received January 21. 10.5 p.m. i LONDON, January 20.

General Golikov’s forces on tlie Voronezh front are pushing on their twopronged drive north-west toward Kursk and south-west toward Kharkov, says Renier's Moscow correspondent. The correspondent adds that. I lie “Red Star” reported tonight that the Russians. after piercing the German defences in an nnnunied sector of the Voronezh front, have penetrated deeply to their rear, and cut the road on tlie enemy's line of retreal. Heavy losses were inflicted on an Axis column and more than 1000 prisoners wore taken, besides many gnus and lorries.

After lhe capture of Viiluiki nnd I'rasovn on Tuesday many more towns and villages linve been retaken both in this drive and the one against Kursk. The lalesl reports slate that the Axis forces are in a critical position in many sectors. A big enemy garrison was trapped at Ostrogozhsk, whose capture is now announced. The Russian forces farther to the south which swept across the Donetz and took Kamensk are now pressing on toward Likhnayn. which is a rail junction 60 miles from Rostov. The Red Army has now crossed the Donetz over a stretch of 30 to 40 miles. In tlie northern Caucasus tlie Soviet forces closing in on Stavropol have captured. two points each about. 20 miles