DONETSK, April 23 Ukrainian troops at 15.00 shelled Makiivka and Vladimirovka, firing 14 shells of «NATO» caliber of 155 millimeters, the DPR representative office at 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: 15.00 — the settlement of Lastochkino — the settlement of Makeevka (Kirov district): three shells of 155 mm caliber were fired,» the message on the telegram channel says representations. In addition, at 15.00, 11 shells of the same caliber were fired at Vladimirovka, the office added.
Artillery with a caliber of 155 millimeters is used by NATO countries. The United States has supplied Ukraine 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.