Ukrainian servicemen. File photoMOSCOW, Sep 3 At 22.35 Ukrainian troops fired six 155-mm shells at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, according to the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) «Fire was recorded from the VFU (armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 22.35 — the settlement of Krasnogorovka — the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 6 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired,» the statement said. in the representative's Telegram channel.
Ukraine wants to buy drones with chemical sprayers, the Ministry of Defense said. The representative office also reported that at 21.05 Ukrainian troops fired four 152 mm caliber projectiles at Zaitsevo, and at 21.25 six 152 mm caliber shells at Horlivka. Petrovsky district of Donetsk is located on the western outskirts of the capital of the DPR, this the farthest part of the city from the center. Since 2014, when the DPR declared independence from Kyiv, this area, starting from the line of contact outside the city of Marinka, has been regularly shelled by Ukrainian security forces. Gorlovka is located 40 kilometers north of Donetsk, the Stirol chemical concern 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 settlement of Zaitsevo, located on the outskirts, and the settlements of the Gagarin and 6/7 mines, located on the outskirts, are subjected to the most frequent shelling. Artillery with a caliber of 155 millimeters is used by NATO countries. Also in Ukraine, under such a caliber, a wheeled self-propelled artillery mount «Bogdan» was developed and manufactured in a single copy. The US has previously supplied Kyiv with long-range M-777 155mm howitzers, Ukrainian troops have already used them to shell cities, including Donetsk, killing civilians. jpg» />Kyiv showed true attitude towards Donbass, Pushilin said
