Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Vatutin na-achọzi iweghachite Kiev. Ọ chịkọtara ndị agha ya ma mee Manstein ihe ijuanya, na-ekpochapụ ndị agha tank site n'ala ahịhịa ma na-agbasa ndị Germany site n'ebe a na-atụghị anya ya. N'abalị isii n'ọnwa Nọvemba afọ 1943,
E weghachiri Kiev. Vatutin jiri mmeri ya na Kiev mee ihe n'ụzọ na-enweghị atụ, wee banye n'ime ihe nchebe ndị Germany, na-ebibi usoro nchebe ndị Germany. Otú ọ dị, Vatutin gbasawanyere ndị agha ya, Manstein jikwa ndị agha ya nọ na XLVIII Panzerkorps mee ihe. N'agha nke Radomyshl (6 ruo 15 Nọvemba 1943) na agha nke akpa Meleni (16 ruo 23 Disemba 1943) Manstein mere ihe ịga nke ọma nke mere ka ala laghachi azụ ma kpatara nnukwu mfu na ndị agha Red Army.