Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - 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 muhondo yeVoronezh
uye musi wa4 Chikunguru vakasvika munharaunda yeZemlyansk, asi vakamanikidzwa kudzokera kumutsara weMedvezhye neChistaya Polyana, vachifukidza 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.