 The second blow destroyed a bridge across the river Orshica, that connected to Minsk-Moscow highway, simultaneously the German 17th Panzer Division got under a shocking fire blow, as a result of shock damage the 17th Panzer Division of Wehrmacht was unable to recover its forces for more than three days.In autumn 1941, Flyorov's battery was surrounded in the swamps by the Ugra River and heavily shelled by mortars.After running out of ammunition, Captain Flyorov ordered his men to destroy the remaining weaponry.