DONETSK, June 4Ukrainian troops shelled Donetsk, Makiivka and Gorlovka, firing 13 shells of «NATO» caliber of 155 mm and six shells of 152 mm caliber, the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported on its Telegram channel. .
«Fishes were recorded from the VFU (armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) in the following directions: 10.10 — the settlement of Maksimilyanovka — the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts): eight shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired, <…> 10.20 — the settlement Lastochkino — the settlement of Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district): five shells of 155 mm caliber were fired,» the representative office said in a statement.
In addition, the mission reported that at 11.45 Ukrainian troops fired six shells of 152 mm caliber at the Nikitovsky district of Gorlovka.
Petrovsky district of Donetsk is located on the western outskirts of the administrative center of the DPR, this is the most distant part of the city from the center. Since 2014, when the DPR declared independence from Kyiv, this area, starting from the line of contact outside the city of Marinka, has been regularly shelled by Ukrainian security forces. Kirovsky district is located in the south-west of Donetsk, adjacent to the Petrovsky district.
Makeevka is a satellite city of Donetsk, adjacent to it from the northeast. In 2014, the population of Makeevka was about 350 thousand people. Chervonogvardeisky district is located in the western part of the city.
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 exceeded 250 thousand people.
Artillery of 155 mm caliber is used by NATO countries. The United States supplied Ukraine with long-range M777 howitzers of 155 mm caliber, 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.