 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Oborin akabatana neRed Army muna June 1918, achirwa muRussian Civil War. Akarwa paEastern FrontneSouthern Front. Oborin akava mutungamiri wezvombo zve 1st Light Artillery Battery padzimbahwe rezvikamu zvakakosha zve 3rd Army. Kubva muna Kubvumbi 1919, akashanda mu30th Rifle Division sebattery starshina, platoon commander, uye pakupedzisira mutevedzeri wemutungamiriri webhatiri muhowitzer artillery battalion. Muna May 1919, akabatana neCommunist Party yeSoviet Union. Kubva muna Gumiguru 1920, Oborin akashanda ne4th Army ichirwisana neWhite Army muCrimea. 