Show Russ BUSS Air Attacks Take Toll of Axis Craft MOSCOW June 14 UP UPI The red army air force has begun its seventh se week of fierce air battles which Russians say have cost the Germans planes and soviet scouting detachments reported offensive gains in the Orel hinge sector of the front Striking in that region south of Moscow where the Germans have been expected expected expected ex ex- to attack the Russian patrols patrols patrols pa pa- captured four settlements according to the soviet Monday A special indicated the ferocity and scope of the Russian Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian air assaults on German communications communications communications com com- and supplies which were launched in May The Germans Germans' Germans Germans' Germans Germans' Ger Ger- mans' mans June losses alone were 1250 planes shot down it said and it put German air losses last week at craft to Russian losses of Three German planes were shot down Sunday night in the fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing near which is about 50 miles northwest of Orel and about Germans were killed eight tanks were knocked out and artillery and mortar batteries were silenced when the nazis counterattacked counterattacked counterattacked counter counter- attacked attempting to drive the soviet forces from the captured settlements the said Both the Germans and Russians have large concentrations in the important Orel sector Enemy fortifications in that area near which is southwest southwest southwest south south- west of Orel were pounded by big Russian guns Sunday night and active scouting was reported by bythe bythe bythe the Russians The Russians said they also brought artillery to bear on German German German Ger Ger- man fortifications and infantry concentrations in the area northwest of and west of on the lower front Moscow was ablaze with the red flag of the Soviet Union Monday in commemoration of united nations nations nations na na- I. I day |