Go to the media bankShards of shells fired by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kuibyshevsky district of Donetsk. File photoDONETSK, 1 Oct.Ukrainian troops shelled the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka, firing four 155mm shells, the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine reports. from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine in the direction: 21.40 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Dzerzhinsk — the settlement of Gorlovka (Nikitovsky district): four shells of 155 mm caliber were fired,» the mission's Telegram channel reports. Gorlovka is located 50 kilometers north of Donetsk , in the city there are chemical concern «Stirol» and coal mining enterprises. 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. The United States supplied Kyiv with long-range M-777 howitzers with a caliber of 155 millimeters, Ukrainian troops are actively using them to shell the cities of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics. Also, German PzH 2000 self-propelled artillery mounts, Polish Krab self-propelled guns and French CAESAR self-propelled guns using shells of this caliber were delivered to the Kyiv troops. 17:18InfographicsInteractive map of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
