On June 9, 2024, a tugboat, consisting of a barge, came under attack by a Ukrainian unmanned vessel. An unmanned vessel hit a barge. The explosion damaged the barge and blew off the covers of the holds, which were able to fly over the tug due to the explosion. The attack took place in the northeastern corner of the Sea of ​​Azov. There were no reports of damage to the tug or casualties.

It bears the name of the head of the technical department of the Moscow River Shipping Company. Lev Grigorievich Smirnov led in 1980