After the fall of Kharkov, the Soviet defense of the Donets had collapsed, allowing Manstein's forces to drive to Belgorod on 17 March, and take it by the next day.
Nakon pada Harkova, sovjetske snage na Donbasu su se raspali, omogučavajući Mansteinovim snagama put prema Belgorodu 17. ožujka, kojeg su zauzeli idućeg dana.