diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/evacuate_shard.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/evacuate_shard.go
index 907eb8d3c0..a5aa83afc6 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/evacuate_shard.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/evacuate_shard.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func evacuateShard(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	pk := key.Get(cmd)
 
 	req := &control.EvacuateShardRequest{Body: new(control.EvacuateShardRequest_Body)}
-	req.Body.Shard_ID = getShardID(cmd)
+	req.Body.Shard_ID = [][]byte{getShardID(cmd)}
 	req.Body.IgnoreErrors, _ = cmd.Flags().GetBool(dumpIgnoreErrorsFlag)
 
 	signRequest(cmd, pk, req)
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/flush_cache.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/flush_cache.go
index 49948cfeeb..f6c134b129 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/flush_cache.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/flush_cache.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func flushCache(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	pk := key.Get(cmd)
 
 	req := &control.FlushCacheRequest{Body: new(control.FlushCacheRequest_Body)}
-	req.Body.Shard_ID = getShardID(cmd)
+	req.Body.Shard_ID = [][]byte{getShardID(cmd)}
 
 	signRequest(cmd, pk, req)
 
diff --git a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/shards_set_mode.go b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/shards_set_mode.go
index d44caf6907..a6af8e36ef 100644
--- a/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/shards_set_mode.go
+++ b/cmd/neofs-cli/modules/control/shards_set_mode.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func setShardMode(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 	req.SetBody(body)
 
 	body.SetMode(mode)
-	body.SetShardID(getShardID(cmd))
+	body.SetShardIDList([][]byte{getShardID(cmd)})
 
 	reset, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool(shardClearErrorsFlag)
 	body.ClearErrorCounter(reset)
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/evacuate.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/evacuate.go
index bc185dacdb..e3f32f9342 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/evacuate.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/evacuate.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 // EvacuateShardPrm represents parameters for the EvacuateShard operation.
 type EvacuateShardPrm struct {
-	shardID      *shard.ID
+	shardID      []*shard.ID
 	handler      func(oid.Address, *objectSDK.Object) error
 	ignoreErrors bool
 }
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ type EvacuateShardRes struct {
 	count int
 }
 
-// WithShardID sets shard ID.
-func (p *EvacuateShardPrm) WithShardID(id *shard.ID) {
+// WithShardIDList sets shard ID.
+func (p *EvacuateShardPrm) WithShardIDList(id []*shard.ID) {
 	p.shardID = id
 }
 
@@ -53,30 +53,35 @@ type pooledShard struct {
 	pool util.WorkerPool
 }
 
-var errMustHaveTwoShards = errors.New("amount of shards must be > 2")
+var errMustHaveTwoShards = errors.New("must have at least 1 spare shard")
 
 // Evacuate moves data from one shard to the others.
 // The shard being moved must be in read-only mode.
 func (e *StorageEngine) Evacuate(prm EvacuateShardPrm) (EvacuateShardRes, error) {
-	sid := prm.shardID.String()
+	sidList := make([]string, len(prm.shardID))
+	for i := range prm.shardID {
+		sidList[i] = prm.shardID[i].String()
+	}
 
 	e.mtx.RLock()
-	sh, ok := e.shards[sid]
-	if !ok {
-		e.mtx.RUnlock()
-		return EvacuateShardRes{}, errShardNotFound
+	for i := range sidList {
+		sh, ok := e.shards[sidList[i]]
+		if !ok {
+			e.mtx.RUnlock()
+			return EvacuateShardRes{}, errShardNotFound
+		}
+
+		if !sh.GetMode().ReadOnly() {
+			e.mtx.RUnlock()
+			return EvacuateShardRes{}, shard.ErrMustBeReadOnly
+		}
 	}
 
-	if len(e.shards) < 2 && prm.handler == nil {
+	if len(e.shards)-len(sidList) < 1 && prm.handler == nil {
 		e.mtx.RUnlock()
 		return EvacuateShardRes{}, errMustHaveTwoShards
 	}
 
-	if !sh.GetMode().ReadOnly() {
-		e.mtx.RUnlock()
-		return EvacuateShardRes{}, shard.ErrMustBeReadOnly
-	}
-
 	// We must have all shards, to have correct information about their
 	// indexes in a sorted slice and set appropriate marks in the metabase.
 	// Evacuated shard is skipped during put.
@@ -94,72 +99,89 @@ func (e *StorageEngine) Evacuate(prm EvacuateShardPrm) (EvacuateShardRes, error)
 		weights = append(weights, e.shardWeight(shards[i].Shard))
 	}
 
+	shardMap := make(map[string]*shard.Shard)
+	for i := range sidList {
+		for j := range shards {
+			if shards[j].ID().String() == sidList[i] {
+				shardMap[sidList[i]] = shards[j].Shard
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	var listPrm shard.ListWithCursorPrm
 	listPrm.WithCount(defaultEvacuateBatchSize)
 
-	var c *meta.Cursor
 	var res EvacuateShardRes
-	for {
-		listPrm.WithCursor(c)
 
-		// TODO (@fyrchik): #1731 this approach doesn't work in degraded modes
-		//  because ListWithCursor works only with the metabase.
-		listRes, err := sh.Shard.ListWithCursor(listPrm)
-		if err != nil {
-			if errors.Is(err, meta.ErrEndOfListing) {
-				return res, nil
-			}
-			return res, err
-		}
+mainLoop:
+	for n := range sidList {
+		sh := shardMap[sidList[n]]
 
-		// TODO (@fyrchik): #1731 parallelize the loop
-		lst := listRes.AddressList()
+		var c *meta.Cursor
+		for {
+			listPrm.WithCursor(c)
 
-	loop:
-		for i := range lst {
-			var getPrm shard.GetPrm
-			getPrm.SetAddress(lst[i])
-
-			getRes, err := sh.Get(getPrm)
+			// TODO (@fyrchik): #1731 this approach doesn't work in degraded modes
+			//  because ListWithCursor works only with the metabase.
+			listRes, err := sh.ListWithCursor(listPrm)
 			if err != nil {
-				if prm.ignoreErrors {
-					continue
+				if errors.Is(err, meta.ErrEndOfListing) {
+					continue mainLoop
 				}
 				return res, err
 			}
 
-			hrw.SortSliceByWeightValue(shards, weights, hrw.Hash([]byte(lst[i].EncodeToString())))
-			for j := range shards {
-				if shards[j].ID().String() == sid {
-					continue
-				}
-				putDone, exists := e.putToShard(shards[j].hashedShard, j, shards[j].pool, lst[i], getRes.Object())
-				if putDone || exists {
-					if putDone {
-						e.log.Debug("object is moved to another shard",
-							zap.String("from", sid),
-							zap.Stringer("to", shards[j].ID()),
-							zap.Stringer("addr", lst[i]))
+			// TODO (@fyrchik): #1731 parallelize the loop
+			lst := listRes.AddressList()
 
-						res.count++
+		loop:
+			for i := range lst {
+				var getPrm shard.GetPrm
+				getPrm.SetAddress(lst[i])
+
+				getRes, err := sh.Get(getPrm)
+				if err != nil {
+					if prm.ignoreErrors {
+						continue
 					}
-					continue loop
+					return res, err
 				}
+
+				hrw.SortSliceByWeightValue(shards, weights, hrw.Hash([]byte(lst[i].EncodeToString())))
+				for j := range shards {
+					if _, ok := shardMap[shards[j].ID().String()]; ok {
+						continue
+					}
+					putDone, exists := e.putToShard(shards[j].hashedShard, j, shards[j].pool, lst[i], getRes.Object())
+					if putDone || exists {
+						if putDone {
+							e.log.Debug("object is moved to another shard",
+								zap.String("from", sidList[n]),
+								zap.Stringer("to", shards[j].ID()),
+								zap.Stringer("addr", lst[i]))
+
+							res.count++
+						}
+						continue loop
+					}
+				}
+
+				if prm.handler == nil {
+					// Do not check ignoreErrors flag here because
+					// ignoring errors on put make this command kinda useless.
+					return res, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", errPutShard, lst[i])
+				}
+
+				err = prm.handler(lst[i], getRes.Object())
+				if err != nil {
+					return res, err
+				}
+				res.count++
 			}
 
-			if prm.handler == nil {
-				// Do not check ignoreErrors flag here because
-				// ignoring errors on put make this command kinda useless.
-				return res, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", errPutShard, lst[i])
-			}
-
-			err = prm.handler(lst[i], getRes.Object())
-			if err != nil {
-				return res, err
-			}
-			res.count++
+			c = listRes.Cursor()
 		}
-
-		c = listRes.Cursor()
 	}
+
+	return res, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/evacuate_test.go b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/evacuate_test.go
index 5d0ed74cbf..29563217f5 100644
--- a/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/evacuate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/local_object_storage/engine/evacuate_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestEvacuateShard(t *testing.T) {
 	checkHasObjects(t)
 
 	var prm EvacuateShardPrm
-	prm.WithShardID(ids[2])
+	prm.WithShardIDList(ids[2:3])
 
 	t.Run("must be read-only", func(t *testing.T) {
 		res, err := e.Evacuate(prm)
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestEvacuateNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, e.shards[evacuateShardID].SetMode(mode.ReadOnly))
 
 		var prm EvacuateShardPrm
-		prm.shardID = ids[0]
+		prm.shardID = ids[0:1]
 
 		res, err := e.Evacuate(prm)
 		require.ErrorIs(t, err, errMustHaveTwoShards)
@@ -166,14 +166,14 @@ func TestEvacuateNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 		require.ErrorIs(t, err, errReplication)
 		require.Equal(t, 2, res.Count())
 	})
-	t.Run("multiple shards", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("multiple shards, evacuate one", func(t *testing.T) {
 		e, ids, objects := newEngineEvacuate(t, 2, 3)
 
 		require.NoError(t, e.shards[ids[0].String()].SetMode(mode.ReadOnly))
 		require.NoError(t, e.shards[ids[1].String()].SetMode(mode.ReadOnly))
 
 		var prm EvacuateShardPrm
-		prm.shardID = ids[1]
+		prm.shardID = ids[1:2]
 		prm.handler = acceptOneOf(objects, 2)
 
 		res, err := e.Evacuate(prm)
@@ -188,4 +188,36 @@ func TestEvacuateNetwork(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Equal(t, 3, res.Count())
 		})
 	})
+	t.Run("multiple shards, evacuate many", func(t *testing.T) {
+		e, ids, objects := newEngineEvacuate(t, 4, 5)
+		evacuateIDs := ids[0:3]
+
+		var totalCount int
+		for i := range evacuateIDs {
+			res, err := e.shards[ids[i].String()].List()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			totalCount += len(res.AddressList())
+		}
+
+		for i := range ids {
+			require.NoError(t, e.shards[ids[i].String()].SetMode(mode.ReadOnly))
+		}
+
+		var prm EvacuateShardPrm
+		prm.shardID = evacuateIDs
+		prm.handler = acceptOneOf(objects, totalCount-1)
+
+		res, err := e.Evacuate(prm)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, errReplication)
+		require.Equal(t, totalCount-1, res.Count())
+
+		t.Run("no errors", func(t *testing.T) {
+			prm.handler = acceptOneOf(objects, totalCount)
+
+			res, err := e.Evacuate(prm)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, totalCount, res.Count())
+		})
+	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/server/evacuate.go b/pkg/services/control/server/evacuate.go
index aac99667fa..0b8fa8de3f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/control/server/evacuate.go
+++ b/pkg/services/control/server/evacuate.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neo-go/pkg/crypto/keys"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/engine"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/control"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/object_manager/placement"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/replicator"
@@ -26,10 +25,8 @@ func (s *Server) EvacuateShard(_ context.Context, req *control.EvacuateShardRequ
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, err.Error())
 	}
 
-	shardID := shard.NewIDFromBytes(req.GetBody().GetShard_ID())
-
 	var prm engine.EvacuateShardPrm
-	prm.WithShardID(shardID)
+	prm.WithShardIDList(getShardIDList(req.GetBody().GetShard_ID()))
 	prm.WithIgnoreErrors(req.GetBody().GetIgnoreErrors())
 	prm.WithFaultHandler(s.replicate)
 
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/server/flush_cache.go b/pkg/services/control/server/flush_cache.go
index baf1eb6200..2d19e5c21d 100644
--- a/pkg/services/control/server/flush_cache.go
+++ b/pkg/services/control/server/flush_cache.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/engine"
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/control"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
@@ -16,14 +15,14 @@ func (s *Server) FlushCache(_ context.Context, req *control.FlushCacheRequest) (
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.PermissionDenied, err.Error())
 	}
 
-	shardID := shard.NewIDFromBytes(req.GetBody().GetShard_ID())
+	for _, shardID := range getShardIDList(req.GetBody().GetShard_ID()) {
+		var prm engine.FlushWriteCachePrm
+		prm.SetShardID(shardID)
 
-	var prm engine.FlushWriteCachePrm
-	prm.SetShardID(shardID)
-
-	_, err = s.s.FlushWriteCache(prm)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+		_, err = s.s.FlushWriteCache(prm)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+		}
 	}
 
 	resp := &control.FlushCacheResponse{Body: &control.FlushCacheResponse_Body{}}
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/server/helpers.go b/pkg/services/control/server/helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2a7cd5d79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/control/server/helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package control
+
+import "github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard"
+
+func getShardIDList(raw [][]byte) []*shard.ID {
+	res := make([]*shard.ID, 0, len(raw))
+	for i := range raw {
+		res = append(res, shard.NewIDFromBytes(raw[i]))
+	}
+	return res
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/server/set_shard_mode.go b/pkg/services/control/server/set_shard_mode.go
index 94bf438c69..e9d85fe8c6 100644
--- a/pkg/services/control/server/set_shard_mode.go
+++ b/pkg/services/control/server/set_shard_mode.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/local_object_storage/shard/mode"
 	"github.com/nspcc-dev/neofs-node/pkg/services/control"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ func (s *Server) SetShardMode(_ context.Context, req *control.SetShardModeReques
 	var (
 		m mode.Mode
 
-		requestedMode  = req.GetBody().GetMode()
-		requestedShard = shard.NewIDFromBytes(req.Body.GetShard_ID())
+		requestedMode = req.GetBody().GetMode()
 	)
 
 	switch requestedMode {
@@ -38,9 +36,11 @@ func (s *Server) SetShardMode(_ context.Context, req *control.SetShardModeReques
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, fmt.Sprintf("unknown shard mode: %s", requestedMode))
 	}
 
-	err = s.s.SetShardMode(requestedShard, m, false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+	for _, shardID := range getShardIDList(req.Body.GetShard_ID()) {
+		err = s.s.SetShardMode(shardID, m, false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, err.Error())
+		}
 	}
 
 	// create and fill response
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/service.go b/pkg/services/control/service.go
index acab74591c..7de516bcfc 100644
--- a/pkg/services/control/service.go
+++ b/pkg/services/control/service.go
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ func (x *ListShardsResponse) SetBody(v *ListShardsResponse_Body) {
 	}
 }
 
-// SetShardID sets shard ID whose mode is requested to be set.
-func (x *SetShardModeRequest_Body) SetShardID(v []byte) {
+// SetShardIDList sets shard ID whose mode is requested to be set.
+func (x *SetShardModeRequest_Body) SetShardIDList(v [][]byte) {
 	if v != nil {
 		x.Shard_ID = v
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/service.pb.go b/pkg/services/control/service.pb.go
index 104d511b6b..126d68d2be 100644
Binary files a/pkg/services/control/service.pb.go and b/pkg/services/control/service.pb.go differ
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/service.proto b/pkg/services/control/service.proto
index fba8ee99ad..a72ee57a5f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/control/service.proto
+++ b/pkg/services/control/service.proto
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ message SetShardModeRequest {
     // Request body structure.
     message Body {
         // ID of the shard.
-        bytes shard_ID = 1;
+        repeated bytes shard_ID = 1;
 
         // Mode that requested to be set.
         ShardMode mode = 2;
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ message EvacuateShardRequest {
     // Request body structure.
     message Body {
         // ID of the shard.
-        bytes shard_ID = 1;
+        repeated bytes shard_ID = 1;
 
         // Flag indicating whether object read errors should be ignored.
         bool ignore_errors = 2;
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ message FlushCacheRequest {
     // Request body structure.
     message Body {
         // ID of the shard.
-        bytes shard_ID = 1;
+        repeated bytes shard_ID = 1;
     }
 
     Body body = 1;
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/service_neofs.pb.go b/pkg/services/control/service_neofs.pb.go
index 00979f012d..94b9fcc6b8 100644
Binary files a/pkg/services/control/service_neofs.pb.go and b/pkg/services/control/service_neofs.pb.go differ
diff --git a/pkg/services/control/service_test.go b/pkg/services/control/service_test.go
index 8c5f3279ce..0dc290cd8f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/control/service_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/control/service_test.go
@@ -139,17 +139,23 @@ func TestSetShardModeRequest_Body_StableMarshal(t *testing.T) {
 
 func generateSetShardModeRequestBody() *control.SetShardModeRequest_Body {
 	body := new(control.SetShardModeRequest_Body)
-	body.SetShardID([]byte{0, 1, 2, 3, 4})
+	body.SetShardIDList([][]byte{{0, 1, 2, 3, 4}})
 	body.SetMode(control.ShardMode_READ_WRITE)
 
 	return body
 }
 
 func equalSetShardModeRequestBodies(b1, b2 *control.SetShardModeRequest_Body) bool {
-	if b1.GetMode() != b2.GetMode() || !bytes.Equal(b1.Shard_ID, b2.Shard_ID) {
+	if b1.GetMode() != b2.GetMode() || len(b1.Shard_ID) != len(b2.Shard_ID) {
 		return false
 	}
 
+	for i := range b1.Shard_ID {
+		if !bytes.Equal(b1.Shard_ID[i], b2.Shard_ID[i]) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
 	return true
 }