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into a front of 100 miles on which the
advance amounts at least to
28 miles and in some places to 40
miles. 7 German divisions were
routed on this front and the Lower
Dnjepr was reached not far from
Nikopol. 5 more divisions have
bee trapped. The Germans lost 12000
dead and 2000 prisoners were taken,
130 tanks were destroyed, 65 tanks
captured and 450 guns and 5300 motor
vehicles also taken. This success is the
more striking as the roads are in bad condition
and it is thawing. S W of Rivne the Russians
covered some more 25 miles. German
attempts to release their 10 trapped
divisions on this front have failed. The Eastern
bank of the River Narva between the coast
and Lake Peipus has been cleared completely
and progress was also made in the Luga
direction. Helsinki got two heavy air raids
last night. Telephonic and other communications
have been cut but no details are
given about the damage. Against our
recent attacks at Rabaul the Japanese
have sent up comparatively few
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