SOVIET AMBASSADOR

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 July 1942, Page 4

SOVIET AMBASSADOR

CONSTANT DISCUSSIONS WITH BRITISH MINISTERS. RUSSIA’S ENORMOUS LOSSES. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 11.50 a.m.) LONDON, July 23. ....“The Times” diplomatic correspondent says t M. Maisky is having constant discussions with almost all members of the British Government. Within recent days he has seen Mr Churchill and Mr Eden and also the Service Ministers. The Soviet Government, so far as its mind can be read from London, appears to believe that the Western Allies are inured against any.-.feeling of anxiety about the Russian front, but the Russians ask that the picture be seen as a whole. Their losses have been en-‘ ormous. Between 40,000,000 and 50,000,000 of their people are in German hands. Half” their iron ore production has been lost and most of their aluminium production has gone. There is no question of a sudden and downright Russian collapse. The practical question is whether Russia can remain capable of delivering devastating counterblows against the common enemy. ENEMY LINES PENETRATED IN KALININ REGION. SOVIET UNIT DERAILS TEN TRAINS. (Received This Day, 9.50 a.m.) LONDON, July 23. A Moscow communique states: “Our troops in the Novocherkask area are wearing down the enemy and inflicting, heavy losses. Desultory artillery duels and patrol activity are going on on the Kalinin front. Two of our patrol parties routed German garrisons at two points. A Russian unit penetrated to the enemy rear and derailed ten trains. Russian artillery on the Leningrad front scored direct hits on a group of White Finns, killing several hundred.”