DONETSK, April 3 Ukrainian troops at 17.00 fired three NATO-caliber 155-millimeter shells at Yasinovataya, the representative office reported DPR at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
«Fire was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine in the direction: 17.00 — the settlement of Avdiivka — the settlement of Yasinovataya: three shells of 155 mm caliber were fired,» the representative office said on its telegram channel.
Yasinovataya is located about 25 kilometers north of Donetsk and houses the largest railway station in the former USSR.
155 mm artillery 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.