Ukraine Armed Forces Launch Airstrikes in Donetsk’s Kiev and Petrovsky Districts

Donetsk, March 7 – Ukrainian forces fired nine 155mm projectiles at Kyivsky and Petrovsky districts of Donetsk, reported the DRC representative office of the Joint Center for Monitoring and Coordination of Cases Related to War Crimes in Ukraine (JCCC).

“A fire from the VFU (Armed Forces of Ukraine – Ed. Ed.) was recorded in the direction: 16.20 (coincides with Moscow time. – Ed.) – the settlement of Lastochkino – the city of Donetsk (Kiev province): three shells of 155 mm were fired, “the representation said. in his telegram channel.

The mission added that at 16.25 hours, Ukrainian forces fired six 155 mm shells at the Petrovsky district of Donetsk.

NATO countries use 155 mm artillery. The United States has supplied Kiev with long-range 155-mm howitzers M777, which are actively used by Ukrainian forces for shelling the cities of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. Also, the Ukrainian troops were supplied with German self-propelled guns PzH 2000, Polish Krab self-propelled guns and French CAESAR self-propelled guns with shells of this caliber.