DONETSK, January 3 Ukrainian troops released 41 NATO shells of 155 mm caliber in the areas of Donetsk, Gorlovka and Makeyevka, reports the DPR representative office in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) on the Telegram channel.
«»Field fire was recorded from the Ukrainian Armed Forces (armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 14.55 (coincides with Moscow time — ed.) — the settlement of Galitsynivka — the city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky and Kirovsky districts): four shells of 155 mm caliber were fired; 15.00 — the settlement of Galitsynivka — the city of Donetsk (Kuibyshevsky and Kirovsky districts): three shells of 155 millimeters caliber were fired; 15.05 — the settlement of Novoselovka Pervaya — the settlement of Makeevka (Chervonogvardeysky district): three shells of 155 millimeters were fired,» the representative office says.< br>From 15.15 to 16.05, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shelled the Kuibyshevsky, Kyiv, Kirovsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, Makeevka and Gorlovka, firing a total of 31 shells from NATO artillery.
Kirovsky district is located in the southwestern part of Donetsk, Kuibyshevsky — in the west, Kyiv — in the northern part of the city. Since 2014, when the DPR declared independence from Kyiv after a coup d'etat there, the area has regularly come under fire from Ukrainian security forces. The northern outskirts of the district is considered to be the airport, completely destroyed as a result of months of fighting between the Ukrainian military besieged there and the Donetsk militias who stormed their positions.
Petrovsky district is located on the western outskirts of Donetsk, it is the most distant part of the city from the center. Since 2014, when the DPR declared independence from Kyiv, this area has regularly come under fire from Ukrainian security forces.
Makeevka is a satellite city of Donetsk, adjacent to it from the northeast. In 2014, the population of Makeyevka numbered 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 populated areas of the DPR; before the start of the conflict in Donbass, the population of Gorlovka numbered more than 250 thousand people.
155 mm artillery is used by NATO countries. The United States supplied Ukraine with long-range howitzers M777 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. Yesterday, 16:14InfographicsMap of the special operation of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine as of 01/02/2024View