▁remained ▁a ▁squad ron ▁commander ▁in ▁K iev ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁completed ▁further ▁training ▁in ▁Rost ov . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁Not ▁long ▁after ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁Operation ▁Bar bar ossa ▁Vis ait ov ▁first ▁saw ▁combat ▁against ▁German ▁forces ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁as ▁a ▁squad ron ▁commander ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁Caval ry ▁Regiment ▁on ▁the ▁South western ▁Front . ▁During ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁Ukraine ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁was ▁wounded ▁in ▁the ▁left ▁shoulder ▁and ▁treated ▁in ▁a ▁hospital ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁August . ▁After ▁recover ing ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁K iev ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁a ▁separate ▁reconna issance ▁batt alion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 6 th ▁R if le ▁Division . ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁while ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁enc irc led ▁near ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁B ory sp il , ▁Vis ait ov ▁took ▁command ▁of ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁men ▁and ▁managed ▁to ▁reun ite ▁them ▁with ▁troops ▁in ▁Don bas . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁Rost ov - on - Don ▁before ▁he ▁sust ained ▁fro st b ite ▁in ▁his ▁hand ▁and ▁sever ely ▁injured ▁his ▁right ▁leg ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Py at ig or