The Russian XXV Corps staff realized that they faced only a token Austrian force in front of them, and on the morning of the 30th launched a large-scale attack. FML Rudolf Stöger-Steiner, who would become the Dual Monarchy’s last war minister, could not break contact and sent in the “Cider Heads” of the 49th “Freiherr von Hess” Infantry Regiment to push back the oncoming Russians.

The 49th Infantry Regiment pushed over the Labunka Brook and by nightfall had advanced about six kilometers beyond the rest of the division. It had suffered heavy casualties in exchange for this success – a constant theme of this campaign – but had decisively stunted the Russian counter-offensive. During the night hours Stöger-Steiner pulled them back in line with the rest of his division and the Lower Austrians did not have to suffer further for their impetuous advance.