When the Great Patriotic War began, the boy was 15 years old. His father volunteered to go to the front. Fyodor became the head of the family, besides him there were six more brothers and sisters. Then the occupation of Crimea began. The teenager had to go through difficult trials: how provide for his family? He had to take on any work that came up.

In 1944, among other villagers, Fyodor was taken to Germany to work, but on the way he escaped and ended up in Slovakia, where he joined the local partisans. Fyodor Borzov fought for about ten months as part of the detachment, took part in the Slovak National Uprising, in the campaign to Banska Bistrica. Together with a group of partisans, he derailed six enemy echelons.

In January 1945, Fyodor Borzov joined the Red Army. Together with Soviet soldiers, he liberated Presov, Banska Bistrica, Bratislava, and Prague.

The Order on awarding F.I. Borzov with the Order of Glory of the III degree was signed on May 8, 1945. He was also awarded the medal "For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945".

After the war Fyodor Ivanovich returned to his native village, got married, and had two children in his family, Semyon and Nina. He worked in the collective farm "Zavet Ilyicha". Fedor Borzov is remembered today not only in Crimea, but also in Slovakia. His name was included in the history of the Slovak people's struggle against fascism for liberation from Hitler's yoke.