▁to ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁the ▁destroy er ▁under w ent ▁another ▁ref it ▁at ▁Se vm or z av od . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁post war ▁ ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Od essa ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁destroy er ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Dest roy er ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁fleet . ▁She ▁was ▁ref itting ▁until ▁ 1 5 ▁July , ▁following ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁Operation ▁Bar bar ossa , ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June . ▁With ▁the ▁gun bo at ▁ ▁and ▁three ▁pat rol ▁boats , ▁she ▁esc orted ▁a ▁floating ▁dry ▁dock ▁with ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ ▁to wed ▁by ▁the ▁ice bre aker ▁Mak ar ov ▁and ▁the ▁t ug bo at ▁SP - 1 3 ▁from ▁T endra ▁to ▁Se v ast opol ▁between ▁ 2 4 ▁and ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁during ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁Nikol ay ev . ▁Ne z am oz hn ik ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁Sh aum yan ▁were ▁assigned ▁to ▁provide ▁naval ▁gun fire ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁Od essa ▁on ▁ 6 ▁August ▁– ▁the ▁Nov ik - class ▁ships ▁were ▁given ▁this ▁mission ▁as ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁Fle et ▁command ▁refused ▁to ▁risk ▁sending ▁new ▁ships ▁within ▁range ▁of ▁A xis ▁art illery ▁or ▁av iation ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁August ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁s inking ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁destroy er ▁leader ▁. ▁ ▁She ▁did ▁not