 "Admiral Lazarev" has appeared in aerial imagery from 2006 to 2014 moored in the Abrek Bay mothball fleet, near Fokino, Primorsky Krai.Its berth is around from the Russian nuclear-powered vessel decommissioning facility at the Chazhma Bay naval yard.In northern summer 2014, "Admiral Lazarev" was painted at "30 судоремонтного завода" in the Chazhma Bay drydock to extend preservation time in the reserve fleet.