MOSCOW, May 31 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday 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.
Ukraine's navy declined to comment.
"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.
Oleh Chalyk, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian navy, said he would not respond to any assertions made by Russia.
The Ukrainian navy will not disclose any information about losses during the war, he added.
Persons:
Yuriy Olefirenko, Igor Konashenkov, Oleh, Guy Faulconbridge, Gareth Jones
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Ukrainian, Defence, Reuters, Thomson
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MOSCOW, Odesa, Ukrainian, Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Krasnohorivka, Ukraine's, Donetsk, Moscow, Avdiivka