Rastoropny was laid down on 15 August 1986 and launched on 4 June 1988 by Zhdanov Shipyard in Leningrad.

[3] In October 2000, the ship made an inter-fleet transition from the main base of the Northern Fleet of Severomorsk to Saint Petersburg to undergo medium repairs and modernization.

Due to the lack of funding since 2000, the ship was laid up at JSC Shipbuilding Plant Severnaya Verf.

[4] On June 22, 2015, it was announced that she was to be scrapped,[5] and by September 9 of the same year, the process had begun with the removal of her gun turrets.

[6] In April 2016, the Russian Ministry of Defence officially requested bids for a contract for the scrapping of Rastoropny along with seven other naval vessels.