The Donetsk People’s Republic reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine fired eight 155 mm shells of “NATO” caliber at Holmovsky. It has been reported telegraph channel Representation of the DPR in the Ukrainian Joint Center for Control and Coordination of War Crimes Issues (JCCC).
“Fire was recorded from the VFU (armed formations of Ukraine. – socialbites.ca) in the direction: 01.00 – Pleshcheevka settlement – Golmovsky settlement: eight shells with a caliber of 155 millimeters were fired,” the message says.
Earlier, the DPR noted that the Ukrainian troops were 18 times a day. was shot on populated areas of the republic. In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired 99 different ammunition into this area, including two shells of the American multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) HIMARS and 20 shells MLRS of an unidentified model.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.