After the end of the war, "Bogatyr" was repaired, and reassigned to the Russian Baltic Fleet. "Bogatyr" was deployed in the Mediterranean when a large earthquake struck Sicily on 28 December 1908. Together with the , , and , "Bogatyr" assisted rescue efforts at Messina. Some crewmen were killed by aftershocks while attempting to rescue people from the rubble. In 1912, "Bogatyr" underwent a complete refit and modernization program at Kronstadt.