▁down ▁by ▁heavy ▁traffic ▁moving ▁in ▁the ▁opposite ▁direction ▁and ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁constantly ▁avoid ing ▁German ▁air ▁ra ids . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁June , ▁the ▁pan zer ▁groups ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Army ▁Group ▁Center ▁reached ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Min sk . ▁Z had ov ▁and ▁Na umen ko , ▁instead ▁of ▁continu ing ▁to ▁Min sk ▁from ▁Bor is ov , ▁head ed ▁sout heast ▁to ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁located ▁at ▁a ▁forest ▁near ▁M og ile v . ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁June , ▁he ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Front , ▁General ▁D mit ry ▁Gr ig ory ev ich ▁Pav lov , ▁who ▁simply ▁brief ed ▁him : ▁" The ▁situation ▁is ▁complex , ▁difficult , ▁and ▁most ▁important ly ▁is ▁unclear ." ▁The ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ▁were ▁being ▁m au led ▁by ▁German ▁forces ▁of ▁Army ▁Group ▁Center ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B iał yst ok – Min sk . ▁ ▁Min sk ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁pan zer ▁groups ▁of ▁Army ▁Group ▁Center ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁June , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁enc irc lement ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Front ' s ▁units . ▁On ▁that ▁same ▁day , ▁Pav lov ▁issued ▁orders ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 1 4 th ▁Air bor ne ▁Brigade ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Air bor ne ▁Corps ▁to ▁launch ▁an ▁air bor ne ▁assault ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁Major ▁General ▁And rei ▁Gr ig ore