 Kabalin left the hospital in May and until July fought in the defense of the Redya near Onufriyevo and Zhukovo.In August the division fought in the fighting for Staraya Russa.During 18–19 August, Kabalin's squad fought in the breakthrough of German defenses 4 kilometers south of Staraya Russa, the cutting the Staraya Russa-Kholm highway and the advance to the Porus River.