DONETSK, March 13At 13.30, Ukrainian troops shelled the Petrovsky district of Donetsk for the first time in 24 hours, firing three NATO 155-mm caliber shells, the DPR representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine (JCCC) reported on its Telegram channel.
«Shelling was recorded from the side of the VFU (armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) in the direction: 13.30 — the settlement of Kurakhovka — the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district): three shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired,» the representative office said in a statement.
In addition, at 12.00 the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired two 152 mm shells at Gorlovka.
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.
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.
June 22, 2022, 17:18