 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pashure pokupinda kweGermany muSoviet Union, Melnikaitė pamwe nedzimwe nhengo dzeKomsomol vakaendeswa kuRussia kwaakatora basa pane imwe fekitari yemashini muTyumen. Muna July 1942, akabatana neSoviet Army 16th Rifle Division uye akaendeswa kuchikoro chevashandi muBalakhna. Muna May 1943, akapedza zvidzidzo zvake uye pamwe chete nevamwe 35 vaipandukira kusanganisira vamwe vakadzi vaviri vakaendeswa nendege kuRasony District muBelarus. Kubva ipapo, vaifanira kufamba netsoka kuenda kumuzinda wevapanduki mumasango aiva pedyo. Melnikaitė nevamwe vashoma vakagoverwa kuZarasai kwaakaberekerwa uko akabatana neboka reSoviet partisan Kęstutis pasi pezita rekuti Ona Kuosaitė. 