Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 60, 7 October 1916, Page 5

Russia

THE POSITION AT KOVEL. Press Association—Copyright, Austro lian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, October 6. Russian communiques are always reticent 'regarding undecided battles, but there are indications that the Russians are slowly gaining the upper hand in Galicia and Velhynia. It is estimated in Petrograd that General Hindenburg has ordered 600,000 reinforcements to the Kovel region. These initiated a series of violent counter-attacks, wherewith General Brusiloff had to deal. The battle fronts of General Sakharoff and Tcherbacheff are now nearly a hundred miles forming the base of a triangle, whereof Lemberg is the apex. The latest lighting is 1 reported from the upper reaches of the Zlota Lipa and Narajowka, but it is not I clear whether the Russians have | actually forced the crossing of the ; Narajowka. If so they will be at the rear of the main bridgehead delending ilialicz. The Grand Duke Nicholas’s move in Armenia is on a wide fiont, covered by the guns of the Black Sea fleet, and is timed for the moment of Turkey’s resources being drained for Lemberg’s defence and tin* capture to Dobrudja.

RUSSIAN PROGRESS REPORT. Press Association —Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, (Received 10. do a.m.) London, October 0. A Russian communique states:— There were fierce battles in the region of Peniaki, dukolavoe. asd Mlynovoe. The enemy is counter-attack-ing obstinately and resists oui offensive. We captured some positions southward of Brzezany. We continue to advance in the Caucasus coastal district towards the river Ivarshuddarass. Om- Dobrudja offensive continues. .