. ▁She ▁left ▁Tu ap se ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August ▁to ▁assist ▁Mol ot ov ▁and ▁Kh ark ov , ▁dam aged ▁in ▁a ▁failed ▁ra id ▁on ▁Fe odos ia , ▁esc ort ing ▁them ▁to ▁Pot i . ▁Four ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁destroy er ▁ev acu ated ▁ 2 9 5 ▁government ▁and ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁officials ▁from ▁Nov or os si y sk ▁to ▁Bat umi . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁following ▁months , ▁Ne z am oz hn ik ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁con voy ▁esc ort , ▁being ▁addition ally ▁pressed ▁into ▁service ▁to ▁transport ▁troops ▁between ▁bases ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁C au cas us . ▁This ▁began ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁with ▁the ▁transport ▁of ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 2 nd ▁Gu ards ▁R if le ▁Division ▁from ▁Nov or os si y sk ▁to ▁Tu ap se ▁along ▁with ▁K ras ny i ▁K ry m ▁and ▁three ▁pat rol ▁boats . ▁She ▁accompanied ▁K ras ny ▁K av kaz ▁on ▁her ▁sea ▁tri als ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁following ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁her ▁rep airs , ▁transport ed ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Naval ▁Infantry ▁from ▁Pot i ▁to ▁Tu ap se ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August , ▁esc orted ▁the ▁transport ▁Kal in in , ▁carrying ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 0 8 th ▁R if le ▁Division , ▁from ▁Pot i ▁to ▁Tu ap se ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September , ▁and ▁to wed ▁Z he lez ny akov ▁from