The ship was towed to Tuapse on 22 April by the destroyer , where repairs were began by Shipyard No. 201, evacuated from Sevastopol. The production of a new bow began on 24 June, but the German advance into the Caucasus forced the evacuation of the shipyard to Poti, where "Sposobny" was towed by the rescue tug "Merkury" between 9 and 12 August. The new bow arrived on 7 September and was attached to her in drydock by the end of the year. Taken out of drydock on 29 December, the destroyer returned to service after the completion of repairs in mid-May 1943. From mid- to late-1943, she escorted transports and other warships, including the cruiser , between bases. Together with "Boyky" and her sister , she departed Batumi on 26 August to lay mines off the Axis-held coast, but returned to base after being discovered en route by a German reconnaissance aircraft.