Built by the Severnaya Verf Shipyard from 2013 to 2021, the ship is used for transporting dry cargo, water, and ammunition, as well as providing search-and-rescue, medical support, and towing capabilities.

[1] The Vsevolod Bobrov is the second ship in the Project 23120 Elbrus class, and is designated as a logistics support vessel in the Russian Navy.

[1] In Arctic conditions, it can navigate through 80 cm (2.6 ft) thick ice at a speed of 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph).

[2] The navigation bridge is located on the top of the deck towards the front of the ship, and has X-band and S-band radars as well as GLONASS capabilities.

[5] On 21 August 2021, the St. Andrew's flag was raised aboard the Vsevolod Bobrov in a ceremony with Vice Admiral Igor Mukhametshin at Kronstadt.