Russia's defense ministry says tt destroys Ukraine's ‘last warship’, takes positions near Avdiivka

#russia #ukraine #war Russia's defense 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" 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.