Construction was disrupted by the invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 (Operation Barbarossa) and many ships were cancelled or scrapped.

These ships proved popular with the Soviet Navy and formed the basis for the post-war Skory class or Project 30bis.

The B-2LM turrets were introduced in the Tashkent class and proven successful in service but had no anti-aircraft capability.

The ships were fitted with air warning, surface search and gunnery control radars and sonar after the war.

Ognevoy's hull was towed to Poti, Georgia; her turrets were salvaged from the wreck of the destroyer Tashkent.