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CRIPPLE SOVIET AIR FORCE HSINGKING Manchuokuo July 26 De ¬ claring that the Soviet outer Mongolian air force is completely crippled Japanese mil ¬ itary command at Hsingking today claimed 691 Russian planes have been shot down in fighting over the MongolManchukuoan frontiers during the past two months During the past three days thirteen Soviet airships were downed the communique declared Most of these planes met defeat in air bat ¬ tles over the town of Nomonana Meanwhile furious infantry and artillery battles were reported raging in the Khalka River area following an advance by 2000 SovietMongol troops who crossed the river Japanese supported by heavy artillery and aircraft launched a counterattack in an effort to dislodge them
