From September 1919 he served as detachment chief, assistant machine gun company commander, and machine gun company commander with the detachment of cadets drawn from the Penza and Kursk Commanders' Courses. Before the Orel–Kursk operation, the detachment joined the 80th Kursk Regiment of the 9th Rifle Division. In the latter, Bondovsky became a machine gun company commander. In the operation, he fought in battles against the Kornilov Division of the Volunteer Army. After the end of the offensive, the detachment returned to the courses and Bondovsky was appointed commander of a half-company of the course.