Consequences of shelling in Gorlovka by Ukrainian troops. File photoDONETSK, Aug 27Ukrainian troops shelled three settlements in five minutes, including 20 BM-21 Grad rockets and 12 155 mm shells, the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC) said. Shelling was recorded from the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Armed Forces of Ukraine — ed.) in the following directions: 20.45 — settlement Dyleevka — settlement Gorlovka (Kalinin district): 20 rockets were fired from the RZO BM-21 «Grad»; 20.45 — n. Novgorodskoye settlement – Panteleymonovka settlement: 5 shells of 152 mm caliber were fired; 20.50 — Keramik settlement – Vasilievka settlement: 12 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired,» the statement published in the Telegram channel of the representative office reads .Gorlovka is located 40 kilometers north of Donetsk, the chemical concern «Stirol» and coal mining enterprises are located in the city. Gorlovka is one of the largest settlements of 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 most frequent shelling here is on the outskirts of the village of Zaitsevo and the villages of the Gagarin and 6/7 mines. Panteleymonovka is located 38 kilometers from Donetsk, about halfway from the capital of the DPR to Gorlovka. 155 mm artillery is used by NATO countries. Also in Ukraine, a wheeled self-propelled artillery mount «Bogdan» was developed and manufactured in a single copy for such a caliber. The United States has previously supplied Kyiv with long-range 155mm M-777 howitzers, Ukrainian troops have already used them to shell cities, including Donetsk, killing civilians. jpg» />15:09InfographicMap of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine as of 27.08.2022
