DONETSK, November 26 – RIA Novosti. It is reported that Ukrainian soldiers bombarded some areas in Donetsk and fired a total of six 155-millimeter “NATO” caliber projectiles. representation DPR at the Joint Center for the Control and Coordination of War Crimes Issues in Ukraine (JCCC).

In addition, the settlement of Mineralnoye was bombarded by Ukrainian troops, during which three shells of 152 mm caliber were fired.

The Kyiv district of Donetsk is located in the northern part of the city. Here is Miner Square, Kyiv Prospekt, railway station, Donbass Arena football stadium. Artem Street, the main artery of the city, also ends here. Since 2014, when the DNR declared its independence from Kiev after a coup there, the area has been regularly bombed by Ukrainian security forces. The airport, which was destroyed as a result of months of fighting between the besieged Ukrainian army and the Donetsk militia, which raided their positions, is considered to be the northern outskirts of the region.

Artillery with a caliber of 155 millimeters is used by NATO countries. The United States has supplied Kiev with a long-range M777 howitzer caliber 155 millimeters, Ukrainian troops are actively using them to bombard the cities of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. In addition, the Ukrainian troops received German PzH 2000 self-propelled artillery mounts, Polish Krab self-propelled guns and French CAESAR self-propelled guns using shells of this caliber.