DONETSK, January 2 Ukrainian troops shelled Gorlovka and the village of Mineralne in the DPR, the representative office of the republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported.
«Fire was recorded from the armed formations of Ukraine in the direction: 17.00 — the settlement of Avdiivka — the settlement of Mineralnoye: five shells of 155 mm caliber were fired… 17.25 — the settlement of Kirovo — the settlement of Horlivka (Nikitovsky and Kalininsky districts): fired six shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters,» the department's telegram channel says.
Gorlovka is located 50 kilometers north of Donetsk, the city is home to the Stirol chemical concern and coal mining enterprises. This is one of the largest settlements in the DPR, before the start of the conflict in the Donbass, the population of Gorlovka numbered more than 250 thousand people.
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 Lugansk 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.