A Russian spokesman declined to share further details of the incident. Russia also claimed to have completely driven the Ukrainian army out of the Krasnorivka and Yasinuvata regions near Donetsk, which Russia claimed to have captured earlier.
Oleh Chalik, a spokesman for Ukraine’s navy, said it would not respond to Russia’s claims. He said that no loss incurred during the war would be disclosed. Russia claims to have sunk the ship on May 29. Yuri Olefirenko is a landing ship of the Ukrainian Navy.
Meanwhile, on Monday, five of Russia’s planes were disabled by violence from a military base in western Ukraine. Ukraine also reported that a fire broke out at the Odesa port during the attack.