DONETSK, July 19 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 VFU (armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 18.00 — the settlement of Karlovka — the city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): five shells of 155 mm caliber were fired; 18.30 — the settlement of Karlovka — the city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): five shells of 155 mm caliber were fired; 18.35 — the settlement of Zhelannoe Pervoe — the city of Donetsk ( Petrovsky district): six shells of 155 mm caliber were fired; 18.35 — the settlement of Netaylovo — the city of Donetsk (Kievsky district): five shells of 155 mm caliber were fired,» the representative office said in the telegram channel.
Kuibyshevsky district is located in the western part of Donetsk.
Petrovsky district is located on the western outskirts of the city, this is its most distant part 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.
Kyiv district is located in the northern part of Donetsk. Since 2014, when the DNR declared independence from Kyiv following a coup d'état there, the area has been regularly shelled by Ukrainian security forces. The airport is considered to be the northern outskirts of the region, completely destroyed as a result of many months of fighting between the Ukrainian military besieged there and the Donetsk militias who stormed their positions.
Artillery with a caliber of 155 millimeters 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 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. raina-1882658262.html» data-title=»Kyiv made a deal with the West: the blood of Ukrainians in exchange for little money»>