▁scatter ing ▁of ▁several ▁A xis ▁units . ▁Depart ing ▁Od essa ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September ▁as ▁the ▁esc ort ▁for ▁the ▁transport ▁D ne pr , ▁carrying ▁a ▁thousand ▁wounded ▁and ▁four ▁hundred ▁passengers , ▁she ▁arrived ▁in ▁Se v ast opol ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁and ▁was ▁rep a ired ▁at ▁Se vm or z av od ▁between ▁ 6 ▁September ▁and ▁ 8 ▁October . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Od essa ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁esc ort ing ▁three ▁trans ports ▁for ▁the ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁the ▁def enders , ▁she ▁provided ▁air ▁defense ▁alongside ▁her ▁sister s . ▁Her ▁crew ▁helped ▁ex ting u ish ▁fires ▁from ▁two ▁bomb ▁hits ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁transport ▁Gru zi ya ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁Ex iting ▁the ▁port ▁at ▁ 0 6 : 0 0 ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁October , ▁the ▁destroy er ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁D of in ov ka ▁Est u ary ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁retre at ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁fl ank ▁of ▁the ▁def enders . ▁F iring ▁ 4 6 8 ▁ 1 0 2   mm ▁shell s ▁against ▁shore ▁targets , ▁Ne z am oz hn ik ▁was ▁attacked ▁in ▁four ▁air ▁ra ids . ▁At ▁ 2 0 : 3 0 ▁she ▁anch ored ▁two ▁to ▁three ▁cable ▁lengths ▁from ▁the ▁break water , ▁waiting ▁to ▁load ▁troops ▁who ▁never ▁arrived . ▁The ▁destroy er ▁depart ed ▁for ▁T endra ▁at ▁ 0 6 : 0 0 ▁on ▁the ▁next ▁morning .