Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 100, 29 July 1916, Page 5

Russia

t CAPTURE OF BRODY.

FURTHER RUSSIAN SUCCESS.

The High \ Commissioner reports:— London, July 28 (4.10 p.m.) The Russians officially announce that they have captured Brody.

Brody is 53 miles by rail cast northeast of Lemberg, with a population of about 20,000.

ADVANGE STILL SUCCESSFUL. The High Commissioner reports' : London, July 28 (.1.20 p.m.) The Russian official report states: On the Sloniovkf and Boldurovka rivers, our advance continues successfully.' Wo also advanced in the Caucasus. r \ ■ : BRUSILOFF'S OFFENSIVE. IMPORTANT RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. Petrograd, July 28. The news from all fronts continues to be of the brightest.

General Brusiloff, having induced the enemy to make a big concentration to defend Kovel, is holding them there and striking elsewhere with invariable success.

Though Kaledine da quiet for the timo being, at the Luck salient eral §akharoff is putting in some brave blows. His victory north of Brody i-s a most serious threat on General von Bothmer's prolonged stand along the Strypa, though Bothmer is still assisted on his right flank by the fact that the Dneister is in flood.

Great developments in Gdlic'-n ar? impossible until General von Boihmer falls back. General Salcoatoff Is now fighting for the lords over, the small stream of Boldurijpvka, where the Austro-Germans ai'e maKtng a stand. The battle has r.'uyi-'r l).;oUjriit fJcOeral Sakharoif four miles nearer Biv-dy and deepened the envelopment of General Pflanzer's Austro-German tones which are fighting southwards. The Russians in Bukovina continue to advance towards the Jabonitza pass, and are threatening a Cossack raid into Hungary. SAKHAROFF'S CAPTURES. Petrograd, .July 28. A communique reports that Genera! Sokharoff has, between July 16 and 25, taken prisoner 128 officers and 6251 men. He captured five guns and "23 machine-guns in the recent battle. TURKS REINFORCE AUSTRGGERMANS. Athens, July 28. , A number of trains of Turkish troops have passed through Sofia to reinforce the Austro-German troops on the East front.

AN AUSTRIAN REPORT. . Vienna, July 28. Official: Reported Russian ,attacks between Radzhvilov and the Styr have broken down, leaving a thousand pri--1 soners. >.. . ! ADVANCE AT DARANOVITCHI. Press Association- Copyright, Australian and N.Z. '.'able Association. (Received 10.30 a.m.) Petrograd, July 28. A Russian communique states: As the result of an engagement by the advance guards, we slightly advanced north-east and south-east of Baranovitchi.