DONETSK, June 10 At 11.05 Ukrainian troops fired 10 rockets from the MLRS at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk, the DPR office at the Joint Control Center reported and coordination of issues related to war crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) in the telegram channel.
«Fire was recorded from the VFU (armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 11.05 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Kurakhovka — the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district): 10 rockets were fired from the MLRS,» the representative office said.
The type of MLRS is not specified, the consequences of the shelling have not yet been established.
In addition, the mission reported that Ukrainian troops fired 66 shells with a caliber of 155 and 152 mm from 08.00 to 11.15 in the regions of Donetsk, Gorlovka and Aleksandrovka.
Petrovsky district of Donetsk is located on the western outskirts of the administrative center of the DPR. This is the farthest part of the city from the center.
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 numbered more than 250 thousand people. center of the DNR.
155 mm artillery is used by NATO countries. The United States has supplied Kyiv 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.