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fighters over the battle area last night. The Russian
offensive is going from strength to strength.
Siedlce and Łuków have been captured and cleared
of the enemy. The Russians stand in an arch round
Warsaw viz at 12 miles from the North, 17 from the
North East and 13 miles from the South East of the
city limits of Warsaw. The Russian front against
East Prussia is now 140 miles long. Mariampol has
been captured and Kowno by-passed and fighting
still took place there yesterday. Mirtaw [?] has been
taken and progress is reported below Przemyśl and
beyond Grodno. The Germans say Berlin was
attacked last night but as our Air Ministry
know nothing about an attack by us the
Russians should know more about it. The
Germans did report Russian planes over
East Prussia. Last night flying bomb depots
southwest of Reims and in the Pas de Calais were
attacked as well as launching sites and
vessels at Le Havre and railway yards at La Roche.
This was all done by separate forces of Lancasters
and Halifaxes. Flying bombs came over Southern
England this morning. The Home Secretary gave a
statement in the Commons today about a new
Warning System for the near approach of flying bombs.
In recent air attacks over Germany the Americans
have met ME.163 rocket propelled fighter planes.
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