DONETSK, March 19 Ukrainian troops fired at Novotroitskoe and Mineralne, firing 10 shells in 10 minutes, according to the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination issues related to war crimes in Ukraine (JCCC).
«The shelling was recorded from the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Armed Forces of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 17.30 — the settlement of Ilyinka — the settlement of Novotroitskoe: 4 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired … 17.40 — the settlement of Avdiivka — the settlement of Mineralny: 6 shells of caliber 152 mm,» the ministry said on its telegram channel.
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. -type=»photo» data-crop-ratio=»2.255882352941176″ data-crop-width=»600″ data-crop-height=»1354″ data-source-sid=»rian_infographics» title=»Avdiivka: key characteristics and contact line» class=»article__infographics-image-mobile lazyload» lazy=»1″ />
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