Ukrainian troops fired twenty-three NATO-caliber 155-millimeter shells in half an hour at three districts of Donetsk, the Donetsk People's Republic representative office at the Joint Center for Control and Coordination of Issues Related to Ukraine's War Crimes said on Wednesday.
"Fire was recorded from the side of the Ukrainian Armed Forses in the direction of: ... the settlement of Orlovka - the city of Donetsk (Kiev district): 4 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired ... the settlement of Maksimilyanovka - the city of Donetsk (Petrovsky district): fired 4 shells with a caliber of 155 mm," the mission's telegram channel says.
From 7.35 to 7.45 (Moscow time) Donetsk was shelled four more times, including Petrovsky, Kirovsky and Kiev districts, firing a total of 15 shells of the same caliber.
155 mm caliber artillery is used by NATO countries. Ukrainian forces were also 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.