WAR DEPARTMENT
     WAR DEPARTMENT GENERAL STAFF
   MILITARY INTELLIGENCE DIVISION, G-I
                    WASHINGTON, D.C..
 
 
MEMORADUM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF:
           Subject: Situation in Ukraine.
 
    1. On August 4th, the situation in the Ukraine along the 
southern portion of the German-Russian front is believed to be 
approximately as follows:
 
            a. The Russians hold a deep wedge extending westward 
from the Dnieper on both sides of the Pripet river. This wedge 
corresponds appraximately to the Pripet marsh area.
 
            b. Immediately south of the marshes, Geman forces
have advanced to the area between Korosten and the Dnieper 
river. The depth of this German advance to the east of Korosten 
is unknown.
 
            c. Russian forces hold Kiev and an extensive bridgehead 
around Kiev on the west bank of the Dnieper.
 
            d. The main German effort has been made in the past
two weeks in a southeasterly direction along the axis: Zhitomir, 
Dnepropetrovsk. The left flank of this drive has been protected 
by the German High Command against the Kiev bridgehead by
strong defensive formations of German infantry. Most of the armored 
divisions of the southern front appear to be concentrated in 
this "main effort" enveloping drive pushing southeastward from
Belaja Zerkow towards Dnepropetrovsk.
 
           e. This Geman armored army attained the area of Sveni-
gorodka about July 25th and was close to Zinoviesk on July 31st. 
It is, apparently, on August 4th continning to gain ground in the 
directions of Dnepropetrovsk and Krivoi Rog.
 
           f. Strong Russian forces are fighting with determination
in a half circle to the northwest, west and southwest of Zinoviesk.
These Russian forces have still an open line of retreat to the east
Ukraine over Dnepropetrovsk and Zaporzha. A further line of re-
treat is open to than to the southeast into the Crimea. However,
the Russians, area for retreat between Zinoviesk and the lower
Dnieper is being further compressed daily.