Go to the media bankAn employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the DPR near the building of the Donetsk National Technical University, damaged by the shelling of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. File photoDONETSK, Sep 8Ukrainian troops shelled Mineralne, a number of districts of Donetsk, Zaitsevo, Yakovlevka and Horlivka, firing a total of 17 152mm shells, seven 120mm caliber mines, and two 155mm NATO shells, the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic at the Joint Center said on Thursday control and coordination of issues related to war crimes in Ukraine. «Fire was recorded from the VFU (armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 20.02 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Orlovka — the settlement of Mineralny: three shells with a caliber of 152 millimeters were fired; 20.43 — the settlement of Krasnogorovka — the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district): three shells with a caliber of 152 mm were fired; 20.30 — the settlement of Druzhba — the settlement of Zaitsevo: seven mines with a caliber of 120 mm were fired; 20.55 — the settlement of Orlovka — the settlement of Yakovlevka: three shells were fired caliber 152 mm; 21.37 — the village of Orlovka — on Mineralny settlement: three shells of 152 mm caliber were fired; 22.08 — the settlement of Krasnogorovka — the city of Donetsk (Leninsky district): two shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired; 21.55 — the settlement of Dyleevka — the settlement of Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district): five shells with a caliber of 152 mm were fired,» the message of the representative office in the Telegram channel reads. jpg» />The United States imposed sanctions against Iranian companies due to the alleged supply of UAVs to Russia. Petrovsky district of Donetsk is located on the western outskirts of the capital of the DPR, this is the most distant 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. subjected to shelling by Ukrainian troops. Gorlovka is located 40 kilometers north of Donetsk, the city is home to the Stirol chemical concern and coal mining enterprises. Gorlovka is one of the largest settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic, 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 subjected to the most frequent shelling here. 155 mm caliber 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 M-777 155mm howitzers, Ukrainian troops have already used them to shell cities, including Donetsk, killing civilians. jpg» />Western weapons only delay the end of the Zelensky regime, Nebenzya said
