MOSCOW, May 1. Ukrainian troops in an hour fired at three settlements of the Donetsk People's Republic — Gorlovka, Mikhailovka and Donetsk, 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 side of the Ukrainian Armed Forces (Armed Forces of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 06.30 — the settlement of Tonenkoye — the city of Donetsk (Kyivskyi district): three shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired… 06.40 — the settlement of Nelepovka — the settlement Mikhailovka settlement: five shells of 152 mm caliber were fired … 6.45 — Dzerzhinsk settlement — Gorlovka settlement (Nikitovsky district): four shells of 155 mm caliber were fired … 06.55 — Dzerzhinsk settlement — Gorlovka settlement (Nikitovsky district): fired three shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters,» the representative office said in a telegram channel.
One more shelling recorded at 07.10. Four shells of 155 mm caliber were fired at the settlement of Krasnogorovka — the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district) and three shells of 155 mm caliber were fired at 7.25 at the settlement of Dzerzhinsk Gorlovka (Central city district)
155 mm artillery is used by countries NATO. 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.