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Donetsk Mayor Says City Center Under Massive Shelling

© Sputnik / Taisiya Vorontsova / Go to the mediabankConsequences of shelling of Donetsk by Ukrainian forces
Consequences of shelling of Donetsk by Ukrainian forces - Sputnik International, 1920, 23.08.2023
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DONETSK (Sputnik) - The center of the Donetsk city is under massive shelling, with the border between Voroshylovskyi and Kievskyi districts is at risk, Mayor Alexey Kulemzin said on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, a Sputnik correspondent reported that Donetsk was being under fire, adding that three shells hit near the downtown.
"The center of Donetsk is under massive shelling. The border between Voroshylovskyi and Kievskyi districts is in the risk zone," Kulemzin wrote on Telegram.
The official added that Ukrainian militants use 155 mm shells dubbed “NATO caliber” for its popularity in this military alliance. Western countries supplied Kiev regime with M777 self-propelled howitzers that use that such shells, as well as Krab and CAESAR howitzers.
Later in the day, Kulemzin said that shelling of the center of Donetsk did not stop, noting that Ukrainian troops were targeting peaceful quarters in the two districts.
According to preliminary information, a multi-storey building was hit during the shelling, and cars standing nearby were damaged. The roads are littered with debris.
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