Ukrainian servicemen firing an M777 howitzer. File photoDONETSK, Aug 25Ukrainian troops shelled Gorlovka, firing five more NATO-caliber 155mm shells, according to the Donetsk People's Republic office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of the Ceasefire (JCCC).» Shelling was recorded from the side of the armed formations of Ukraine in the direction: 08:30 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Dyleevka — the settlement of Gorlovka: 5 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired,» the agency's Telegram channel says.
The DPR has suggested why Ukrainian troops are hitting civiliansEarlier, the DPR representative office in the JCCC reported that on Thursday morning, Ukrainian troops fired twice at Gorlovka, firing 12 shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters. Gorlovka is located 50 kilometers north of Donetsk, the Stirol chemical concern and coal mining enterprises are located in the city. Gorlovka is one of the largest settlements in the DPR, it has been under the control of the republic since 2014. Before the start of the conflict in Donbass, the population of Gorlovka numbered more than 250,000 people. The settlement of Zaitsevo, located on the outskirts, and the settlements of the Gagarin and 6/7 mines, located on the outskirts, are subjected to the most frequent shelling. Artillery with a caliber of 155 millimeters is used by NATO countries. Also in Ukraine, under such a caliber, a wheeled self-propelled artillery mount «Bogdan» was developed and manufactured in a single copy. The United States has previously supplied Kyiv with long-range 155mm M-777 howitzers, Ukrainian troops have already used them to shell cities, including Donetsk, killing civilians. jpg» />How Ukraine is turning into a kamikaze state
