The Novik class was the first attempt by Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union to construct a large surface warship.

It was designed to perform patrol missions, search for and kill enemy submarines, escort naval ships, and defend the coast of Russia.

In the late 1990s, work on the ship stopped because of budget restraints.

In 2016 it was announced that the Yantar shipyard had no interest in completing what it regarded as an outdated design and would scrap the unfinished hull in order to free up space to work on more cost effective projects.

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