DONETSK, October 17 – Novosti. Ukrainian troops fired 16 shells at Donetsk and Yasinovataya in half an hour, the representative office of the Donetsk People’s Republic at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to War Crimes of Ukraine said on Monday.
“Fire was recorded from the AFU (armed formations of Ukraine) in the direction: 08.40 (coincides with Moscow time) – the settlement of Krasnogorovka – the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky, Kirovsky districts): eight shells with a caliber of 152 millimeters were fired,” the agency said in its Telegram -channel.
Artillery with a caliber of 155 mm is used by NATO countries. Also in Ukraine, a wheeled self-propelled artillery mount “Bogdan” was developed and manufactured in a single copy for such a caliber. 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, resulting in civilian deaths.
