RUSSIAN RETREAT
INDICATION OF PRESENT LIMITS BEHIND THE DNIEPER. PART OF FORCES IN SOME DANGER. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day. 9.55 a.m.) RUGBY. August 15. The Russian evacuation of Kirovograd and Pervomais'k, the former 110 miles north of Odessa and the latter the same distance north of Nikolaev, is taken in authoritative circles in London as a definite indication that they are withdrawing behind the line, of the Dnieper in this area. The situation, can be described as deteriorating to the extent to which the withdrawal is being carried out. The Russians in this sector undoubtedly are in some danger of being cut off. owing to the very nature of the forward thrusts of modern warfare, by which advancing prongs inevitably cut off bodies of opposing troops. It is not yet known i whether the Russians intend to fight for Odessa. Crossing the Dnieper below Kiev would be a hazardous task for the Germans, the river being more than half a mile across just below Kiev and much wider in the Odessa region.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 August 1941, Page 5
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