A residential building in Donetsk, partially destroyed as a result of shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. File photoDONETSK, July 8At 03:05 Moscow time, Ukrainian troops fired at the Kirov and Voroshilov districts of Donetsk, firing five shells of the «NATO» caliber of 155 millimeters, the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) reported on Telegram. armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 03.05 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Pervomaiskoye — the city of Donetsk (Kirov and Voroshilovsky districts): five shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired. with the forces of the Donetsk People's Republic, they liberated a significant part of the territory of the DPR, in particular, they liberated Volnovakha, a strategically important regional center south of Donetsk, Mariupol, the largest city on the coast of the Sea of Azov, and Svyatogorsk, which houses a large Orthodox monastery with the status of a lavra. However, the shelling of Donetsk from the militants-controlled settlements of Peski, Avdiivka and others continues, daily the DPR representation in the JCCC and the city authorities report the destruction of infrastructure, the death and injury of civilians. Ukrainian troops are shelling Donetsk, including from the Grad MLRS and artillery 155 millimeters, which is used by NATO countries. Earlier, the United States supplied Ukraine with long-range M777 howitzers with a caliber of 155 millimeters, Ukrainian troops have already used them to shell cities, including Donetsk, resulting in the death of civilians. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov called the shelling of civilian objects, which have been carried out by Ukraine in the Donbass recently , barbaric.
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