MOSCOW: Russia’s defence ministry said on Wednesday (May 31) that its forces had destroyed what it described as Ukraine’s “last warship” two days ago in the port of Odesa in a missile strike, though there was no immediate comment from Kyiv on the fate of the vessel.
“The last warship of the Ukrainian navy, the Yuriy Olefirenko, was destroyed at a warship mooring in the port of Odesa,” Defence Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a daily briefing on the war.
He said the vessel had been hit with “high-precision weapons” – a phrase he uses to mean missiles – on May 29, but gave no further details.
Ukraine’s armed forces did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Ukrainian officials said on Monday that Russia had put five aircraft out of action in an attack on a military target in western Ukraine and caused a fire at the Black Sea port of Odesa in heavy air strikes early on Monday.
Source: CNA
