ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, ɐ dɪtˈætʃmənt ʌvðə sˈoʊviət fˈɜːst lˈætviən pˈɑːɹɾɪsən bɐtˈæliən lˈɛd baɪ kˈɑːnənˌɑːv stˈeɪdʒd ˈeɪ "kˈaʊntɚɹ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən" ɐɡˈɛnst ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ʌv mˈeɪzi bˈæɾi.
On 27 May 1944, a detachment of the Soviet First Latvian Partisan Battalion led by Kononov staged a "counter operation" against the village of Mazie Bati.