 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Nokupinda kweGermany muSoviet UnionMuna 1941, Kulakov aibatanidzwa mukuronga kudzivirirwa kwezvikepe zveBlack Sea Fleet, uye mukuronga kurwisa kweSoviet Naval Aviation uye zvikamu zveDanube Flotilla. Akatarisira mabasa emasangano ezvematongerwe enyika nemasangano emapato eBlack Sea Fleet munguva iyi. NechiGermany chichifambira mberi kuenda kuGungwa Dema, Kulakov akabatsira kuronga kugadzirira kudzivirirwa kweOdessa, uye apo guta iroro rakawa, iro reSevastopol. Hondo yeGermany muCrimea yakamanikidza mauto eSoviet kudzokera shure uye muna 1942 Sevastopol yakawawo. Kulakov akabatsira mukubviswa, uye akabhururuka achibva muguta ari mundege yokupedzisira yehondo. Musi wa13 Zvita 1942 makomishina edhivhizheni akaita saKulakov akagadzwa sevatungamiri, uye akaendeswa kuGelendzhik kunobatsira mukugadzirira kurwisa. 