A Ukrainian soldier stands on a Gvozdika self-propelled artillery mount in the Donetsk region. Archival photoDONETSK, June 20 RIA Novosti correspondent visited the territory of the Donetsk temple, which was damaged during the shelling of the city by Ukrainian troops on June 18. On Saturday, Donetsk was subjected to heavy shelling all day long, which were carried out mainly by 155 caliber guns and 152 millimeters. The DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) reported the death of five people per day and the injury of fifteen more. Damage was also reported in the city center in the Voroshilovsky district, as well as in the Kuibyshev and Kiev regions. Large-scale destruction was recorded at the Topaz plant, in the area of the Zvyozdochka cinema, as well as near the Donbass Arena stadium. The building of the city administration and many other objects were also shelled. In addition, the Church of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called was hit by shelling on Saturday, two shells exploded along the perimeter of the building. Part of the fragments was taken over by the monument to teachers, students and employees of the Donetsk Polytechnic Institute who fell in the battles of the Great Patriotic War. Artillery with a caliber of 155 millimeters is used by NATO countries. Also in Ukraine, a wheeled self-propelled artillery mount «Bogdan» for such a caliber was developed and manufactured in a single copy. The United States has previously supplied Ukraine with long-range 155mm M-777 howitzers, Ukrainian forces have already used them to shell cities, including Donetsk, killing civilians. jpg» />Yesterday, 15:00InfographicMap of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine on 19.06.2022InfographicView
