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DONETSK, Aug 26Ukrainian troops shelled Donetsk, Yasinovatsky district and Makiivka, firing 20 shells of 155 mm caliber, the DPR office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported on its Telegram channel.
«Fire was recorded from the armed formations of Ukraine in the following directions: 16.10 (coincides with Moscow time — ed.) — the settlement of Kurakhovka — the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district): three shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired … 16.15 — the settlement of Orlovka — Yasinovatsky district : three shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired … 16:25 — the settlement of Orlovka — the city of Donetsk (Kiev region): three shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired,» the representative office said in a statement.
In addition, the mission reported that at 16.25 at Makeevka (Chervonogvardeisky district) two shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired, at 4.30 in Donetsk (Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts) — four shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters, and at 16.35 at Yasinovatsky district — five shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters.
155 mm artillery 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 Luhansk 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.
August 9, 08:00