DONETSK, July 15 Ukrainian troops shelled the city of Donetsk and the Yasinovatsky district, firing ten shells of «NATO» caliber of 155 millimeters, the representative office of the Donetsk People's Republic in the Joint Center for control and coordination of issues related to war crimes in Ukraine (JCCC).
«After 00:00 (coincides with Moscow time) shelling from the AFU (armed formations of Ukraine — ed.) was recorded in the following directions: 02.45 (coincides with Moscow time) — a settlement. Desired First — the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district): six shells of 155 mm caliber were fired…; 08.15 (coincides with Moscow time) — the settlement of Lastochkino — Yasinovatsky district: four shells of 155 mm caliber were fired,» the mission's telegram channel says.
Artillery of 155 mm caliber is used by NATO countries. The United States has supplied Kyiv with long-range M777 howitzers 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.