He was the son of Red Army commander and People's Commissar for Military Affairs Mikhail Frunze.

[7] Following the outbreak of Operation Barbarossa in July 1941, many of the children of the Soviet leaders were among the first to volunteer to fight in the front.

During this time, Frunze flew nine successful sorties to provide air cover for his airfield and ground troops in the area of Staraya Russa.

[10] On 19 January 1942, while carrying out a combat mission to provide air cover for ground troops, Frunze, together with his flight commander, found 30 German bombers accompanied by eight escort fighters.

[13] Kliment Voroshilov regretted that he had responded favorably to Frunze's requests to join the front instead of trying to advise him otherwise.

He wrote:[14] "His parents left him in our care, and we betrayed this faith".Frunze was buried at the Yamskoye Cemetery in the village of Kresttsy.