Shards of shells fired by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk. File photoDONETSK, July 31For 35 minutes, Ukrainian troops shelled the settlement of Gorlovka and the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk, including shells of the «NATO» caliber of 155 millimeters, the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) reported. formations of Ukraine in the direction: 14.10 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Kurdyumovka — the settlement of Horlivka: 12 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired; 14.45 — the settlement of Netaylovo — the city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): eight shells of 152 mm caliber were fired, «says in a message from the representative office in the Telegram channel. Earlier, the representative office reported that Ukrainian troops shelled Gorlovka and Donetsk several times on Sunday, including shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters. 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. Earlier, the United States supplied Ukraine with long-range M-777 howitzers with a caliber of 155 millimeters, Ukrainian troops have already used them to shell cities, including Donetsk, resulting in the death of civilians. Gorlovka is located 50 kilometers north of Donetsk, the Stirol chemical concern and coal mining enterprises. Gorlovka is one of the largest settlements in the DPR, it has been under the control of the republic since 2014. Before the start of the conflict in Donbass, the population of Gorlovka numbered more than 250,000 people. The settlement of Zaitsevo and the settlements of the mines named after Gagarin and 6/7, located on the outskirts, are most frequently shelled here. map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
