Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mushure mekugamuchira kusimbiswa, 121st yakabatana ne40th Army muna Kukadzi 1942 uye yakadzivirira nzvimbo padyo neTim kubva kuNovo-Aleksandrovskoye kuenda kuPolevoye. Nokuda kwezviito zvake, Zykov akapiwa mubairo wechitatu weRed Banner musi wa 27 March 1942. Chikamu ichi chakatamisirwa ku60th Army musi wa 28 Chikumi uye chakarwa mukurwisa mu
Hondo yeVoronezh uye naJuly 4 yakasvika munharaunda yeZemlyansk, asi yakamanikidzwa kudzokera kumutsara weMedvezhye neChistaya Polyana, ichifukidza kuyambuka kweDon. Kubva musi wa7 Chikunguru yakarwira muhondo kumaodzanyemba kweVoronezh mune yakazozivikanwa muSoviet historiography seVoronezh <unk> Voroshilovgrad Defensive operation. Muna Gumiguru, Zykov akava mutevedzeri wemutungamiri we60th Army.