DONETSK, July 19 th Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC).
«Fire was recorded from the armed formations of Ukraine in the direction: 16.50 — the settlement of Zhelannoye Pervoe — the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district): eight shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired; 17.20 — the settlement of Karlovka — the city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky district): six shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired; 17.35 — the settlement of Galitsinovka — the settlement of Staromikhailovka: fired about four shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters,» the message of the representative office in the telegram channel says.
In addition, in At 5:40 p.m., Gorlovka was shelled by the Ukrainian troops, five shells of 152 mm caliber were fired at the city by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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.
Kuibyshevsky district is located in the western part of Donetsk, the urban-type settlement of Staromikhaylovka is on the western outskirts of the city, next to its Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts.
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»>