. ▁K ras ny i ▁K ry m ▁and ▁the ▁destroy er ▁brought ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Mountain ▁R if le ▁Division ▁from ▁Bat umi ▁to ▁Tu ap se ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December , ▁and ▁with ▁Bes pos h ch ad ny ▁she ▁transport ed ▁ 1 , 1 0 8 ▁sail ors ▁det ached ▁to ▁the ▁army ▁from ▁Pot i ▁to ▁Tu ap se ▁a ▁week ▁later . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁morning ▁hours ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁she ▁and ▁Sh k val ▁again ▁sh elled ▁Fe odos ia ▁using ▁spot ter ▁aircraft , ▁ev ading ▁a ▁tor ped o ▁boat ▁attack ▁and ▁the ▁fire ▁of ▁coast al ▁batter ies ; ▁Ne z am oz hn ik ▁exp ended ▁ 1 2 4 ▁shell s ▁in ▁sevent een ▁minutes ▁and ▁observed ▁fires ▁in ▁the ▁port . ▁A ▁small ▁German ▁t ug ▁was ▁s unk ▁by ▁a ▁direct ▁hit . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea ▁Fle et ▁included ▁only ▁six ▁remaining ▁destroy ers , ▁including ▁Ne z am oz hn ik ▁and ▁Z he lez ny akov . ▁She ▁transport ed ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁Naval ▁General ▁Staff ▁Admir al ▁Ivan ▁Is akov ▁from ▁Pot i ▁to ▁Tu ap se ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁she ▁and ▁the ▁mines we eper ▁Gru z ▁esc orted ▁Kal in in ▁from ▁Pot i ▁to ▁Tu ap se . ▁Under ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁C ounter ▁Admir al ▁Nikol ay ▁Bas ist