Moscow (AFP) Russia claimed today that it had destroyed the last major Ukrainian navy ship, which was anchored in the southern port of Odessa.
The Russian military said in a daily briefing that the Russian air force precisely attacked a ship anchorage in the port of Odesa on May 29, destroying the last warship of the Ukrainian navy, the Yuri Orefilenko. (Yuri Olefirenko).
AFP could not independently confirm the claim.
A Ukrainian navy spokesman declined to comment.
Yuri. Orefilenko is a medium-sized landing ship used to carry troops and vehicles.
Originally named the Kirovograd, the ship was renamed in 2016 in honor of a Ukrainian marine who died serving his country near Mariupol in 2015.
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2023-05-31 12:20:03