DONETSK, Dec 24 Ukrainian troops fired five shells at Horlivka «NATO» caliber 155 millimeters, the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
«Fire was recorded from the AFU (Armed Forces of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 19.00 — the settlement of Druzhba — the settlement of Horlivka (Kalinin district): five shells of 155 mm caliber were fired,» the ministry said in a statement. in his telegram channel.
Gorlovka is located 50 kilometers north of Donetsk, the city is home to the Stirol chemical concern and coal mining enterprises.
Artillery with a caliber of 155 millimeters is used by NATO countries. The United States supplied Kyiv with long-range M777 howitzers with a caliber of 155 millimeters, Ukrainian troops are actively using them to shell the cities of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. Also, the Ukrainian troops were supplied with German PzH 2000 self-propelled artillery mounts, Polish Krab self-propelled guns and French CAESAR self-propelled guns using shells of this caliber.