The outer encirclement ran for an estimated 320 kilometers (200 mi), although only three-quarters of that distance was actually covered by Soviet troops; the distance between the outer and inner encirclements was around 16 kilometers (9.9 mi).
Vanjski obruč je bio debljine oko 320 km, iako je samo tri četvrtine te udaljenosti zbilja bilo pokriveno sovjetskim jedinicama; udaljenost između unutarnjeg i vanjskog obruča je bila oko 16 km.