Ukrainian soldiers fire from an American M777 howitzer in the Donetsk region. File photoDONETSK, July 16 Ukrainian troops fired seven 155mm shells into Donetsk and Makiivka, according to the Telegram channel of the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC).
"Fixed shelling from the side of the VFU in the direction: 00.30 — the settlement of Novomikhailovka — the city of Donetsk (Leninsky district): four shells of 155 mm caliber were fired" Makeevka APU was opened at 01.16. Then they fired three shells. Artillery of 155 mm caliber is in service with NATO countries. The United States, Canada and Australia have delivered dozens of M777 long-range howitzers to Ukraine, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine use to shell cities and towns of the DPR, including Donetsk. Russia has been conducting a special military operation in Ukraine since February 24. Putin called its task «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the President, the ultimate goal of the operation is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions guaranteeing the security of Russia itself. Russian forces in Ukraine