December 29, 0222
(rough, incomplete)
last edits Jan. 10, 2023
From a discussion, published 20 December, between Denis Pushilin, Acting Head of Donetsk People’s Republic, and Russian Russia's president Putin:
Vladimir Putin: With regard to shelling, as far as I understand, the Ukrainian forces are targeting residential areas of Donetsk.
Denis Pushilin: Yes, what we see is targeted firing of shells into large areas in Donetsk, Makeyevka, and Horlivka. In Donetsk alone, 21 people died and 94 were wounded, and 460 buildings were damaged from December 2 to December18.
http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/70156
I haven't followed the death toll with the attacks covered here, partly in his span and partly past. It seems many are injured, some severely, but few deaths are reported. Nonetheless, what keeps happening daily or almost hourly is state-sponsored terrorism by the Western-backed forces of the Maidan Junta in Kyiv. Artillery shells and rockets hit homes, but mainly streets, schools, the water system, heating plants, hospitals, churches, public markets, public transit, government officials, centers of administration and emergency response, and symbols of Russian culture.
And they have the audacity to say - for almost nine years running - that they aren't doing this; it's either made up or when proven, the Russians or the DPR are shelling their own over & over, vainly trying to make Ukraine look bad. It was this shelling and children hiding from it rather than attending school that former Ukrainian president Poroshenko bragged would let his side win the civil war in the Donbas. If pressed, he'd say the Russians/DPR were going to win the war for him with this relentless terror shelling of their own people.
https://twitter.com/rodgerk1/status/1512982599685349386
my ballistic analysis of shelling in September and December: week 1, week 2, week 3 here, and I think I'll re-arrange the dates a bit to skip late November, have 8 days covered in each post and maybe a 4th post soon to cover Christmas day to January 1. week 3 f/c). The work is technically amateur but sound, illustrated and open to challenge. What it lacks in technical precision it makes up for in depth of proof that the shells hitting Donetsk come from the direction of Ukrainian-held areas mainly to the northwest, and sometimes the west, southwest, or roughly north.
Repeated claims the fire comes from the Russian-held east fall apart on analysis (some examples in the above links - I don't think I have any to add for week 3). A few cases are unclear and so far ONE suggests impact from the east (see December 6, entry "6I 50-richchya SRSR St"), but they come amid numerous hits from the other way. If it's 10 shells from the NW (as it seems), it's probably Ukraine and the other one might be a drone strike with a U-turn at the end. Otherwise, if that's impossible because "missiles can't U-turn," then the Russians did it, with 10 of the missiles U-turning, just leaving this one to expose their clever plot, their latest crime against reality.
Another guy ("Andrew Perpetua") picked a roof impact he hadn't seen (no one had), drew an arrow pointing east to Russians, did it on an upside down map so it looked like west, mumbled something about the Russians claiming something, then flipped the map over to reveal ... his pointing to the Russians, with an arrow on a map - to proves all the rockets came from them, from the east. That was December 15. There were some 40 rockets that day. I've mapped and analyzed 23 of them. Not all are conclusive, but a good half point NW, general west, and a few clear SW origin. Actual evidence you can see. My maps are right-side-up except where noted, and all the arrows mean something real.
Ok,sorry - will maybe modify & move that intro. Onto week-ish #3, 16-25 December
Note: some days include extra reports and others do not.
Note: times on Telegram posts are supposed to be local time, adjust +10 hours, then 11, then not sure from what I see. Don't take those too serious - some just help clarify a few points or to get an idea of the pace of things (whatever time, it's consistent within a batch - 2 entries 5 minutes apart actually are)
Note: Jan. 1: entries re-ordered to reverse-chronological, cutting Dec. 25 for part 4.
24 December
6:41 PM https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12416
At 19:25 enemy artillery attacked the Kyiv and Voroshilov regions. According to the JCCC, from N. Orlovka village, 8 rockets were fired from the MLRS. According to eyewitnesses, arrivals on the street. Shchors, near the railway hospital; in the building of the Republican Traumatology the glazing was broken. Limit your movements on the street as much as possible!
https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12418
12/24 8:24 PM
Consequences of the shelling of the Kyiv(ski) region (district)
- the caretaker of kindergarten No. 151 received a shell shock;
- in the building of kindergarten No. 151, window blocks and roof were damaged;
- doors and glazing were damaged in the building of the Republican Trauma Center;
- there was a direct hit in 1 apartment building on the street. University;
- 3 more apartment buildings on the street were damaged to varying degrees. University, Shchors and etc. Titov;
- 10 cars damaged.
- During the shelling of the Petrovsky district, the glazing in the building of the polyclinic of hospital No. 14 was damaged.
High-quality video: Ukrainian troops shelled the center of Donetsk, two hospitals were under fire
https://t.me/rian_ru/189733
24A) Near "road clinic" (Дорожня Клінічна Лікарня на ст. Донецьк)
One strike area found is at 48.018835,37.7981764. Verified by street view, newer photo. Just light/unclear damage, broken windows can be made out. The apartments across the street (verified by street view) also have light damage. Impact point unclear.
Space for any more detail, worthwhile pics...
https://twitter.com/CL4Syr/status/1606826865670619136
24B, C) Donetsk Regional Clinical Traumatology Hospital/ Republican Hospital
https://t.me/wargonzo/9997 gives the name by which GM Labels bring me to 48.021905,37.7980225. Statue match. Facade style match.
https://twitter.com/CL4Syr/status/1606853135754227714
2+ impacts at the trauma hospital - not 100% placed, but probable. I think this is called the Republican hospital. Shell #1 seems to come from close to due north (soil in all directions but back, forward limited by wall). It could also be from the west or northwest, but probably not from any south or east angle. #2 has a small E-W trench. From the west along that line makes the most sense, but I'm not sure how to read that until I see any wall damage, etc.. https://twitter.com/CL4Syr/status/1606871961296330754
24D) Building just behind hospital
In a video filmed mainly around the Republican hospital https://t.me/nm_dnr/9645
... non-descript wall with frag marks - 2011 street view shows a likely enough match just behind the hospital - loose bit of whatever (yellow) the same since 2011 and unchanged by the attack? Odd, but helpful. This is a south facing wall, not directly impacted, but seemingly quite near = probably not from the north (but maybe - it's not a tall place) and the band of frag marks angling up to the right says it came partly from the west. Quite nearby: some structures like grain silos or giant water tanks. They might have some importance and could have been the target of this shell.
24E) Hermana Tytova Ave
https://twitter.com/lnedos/status/1606715318084182016
"Photos: crater from a rocket that hit the driveway of Donetsk Railway Union's Hospital."
Two different craters shown. That place description didn't bring me anywhere on Google Maps.
Both photos also here https://t.me/dnronline/88456
same scene in this video https://t.me/nm_dnr/9645
The first view can be located on Hermana Tytova Ave near the intersection with Schorsa street. Coordinates 48.018918,37.7953776 - view faces northeast - fence with concrete posts is on the south side - not 100% sure it's this spot, but it has trees and a gazebo. Direction: unclear, but I'll venture there's a bit more displacement to the right and away from the camera. The street runs to the northeast and the trajectory is somewhat perpendicular, or from the northwest. The away bit would make it more from the WNW. But again, it's not very clear at this point.
24F, G) 100A Universytets'ka St
I put out a geolocation request for some related scenes, to share the fun, and Val had some great videos to set the scene for at least 4 of them.
https://twitter.com/Val85960950/status/1609253925424594944
https://twitter.com/Val85960950/status/1609256251363364868
https://twitter.com/Val85960950/status/1609261571225550850
and one of The Czech MRLS involved (pulled out of 100A).
https://twitter.com/Val85960950/status/1609262001208938496
"100A" appears on the building at right. See the fragmentation marks at right, angling up to the left before the wall is all blown-in (so the shell came partly from the right). Other photos show the rocket tube sticking out of rubble inside this hole.Just southwest of Donetsk City mall, 100A Universytetska is unlabeled on Google Maps but behind 100, between Universytetska and Shchorsa Streets - grid: 48.0276168,37.7878383 - a tall and long apartment block. The views aren't the best, but it seems there is a low structure on the east (ENE) corner with another structure nearby to fit the two impacts seen there.
24 H, I) Shops on Universytets'ka St
24H: Across from Hercules-Moloko
24I: shops at 95E
Note: 24G is misplaced here, correct above
24J) Roof impact at 120 Artema st.
I'm not 100% sure, but this damaged roof seems to face west onto the area discussed above. Direction of fire not clear but probably partly from the west.
K) Donetsk City
https://t.me/militarydonetsk/61189
Fixing the consequences of the shelling of the Kievsky district of Donetsk on 12/24/2022
❗️Military experts of the JCCC DPR confirmed the shelling of the Kyiv region with the use of the Grad MLRS, from their positions located in the area of the settlement. Orlovka.
❗️Responsibility area of the 110th separate mechanized brigade (commander - Colonel Kurash Yevgeny Yuryevich, head of artillery - Lieutenant Colonel Tsiganyuk Dmitry Vasilyevich).
https://t.me/militarydonetsk/61214
more photos https://t.me/militarydonetsk/61223
Telegram: Contact @nm_dnr via https://twitter.com/MeridionaliAura/status/1607011325166714881
Damage analysis: rocket punched through the inner roof on the south side (red circle) after hitting the outer roof - I think - somewhere on the same side (red box). Roof timbers seem blown out more to the south. Debris spreads both north and south on a similar scale, but more heavily to the south. In general, the shell came in perpendicular to the building, which faces north-northwest. It could be from a bit left or right of straight in. I couldn't say except that left (northwest) has a lot of precedent now.
24M, N) Behind 95E University st.
Somewhere probably near 24E-24J, an electric utility building or some such was damaged on its corner. I haven't located this yet, but would like to. Photo source: https://t.me/dnronline/88450
Video that will probably allow placement: https://t.me/izvestia/116461
Reports:
9:44 pm https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12420
Eyewitnesses report a fire in a private house as a result of the shelling of the Petrovsky district.
10:27 pm https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12421
As a result of the shelling of the Kyiv region, a girl born in 2015 was wounded.
23 December
23A) Around Donetsk City on Artema street
10:00 pm https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12402
According to eyewitnesses, one of the enemy missiles hit the intersection of st. Artem and Tamansky prospect. Damaged windows in houses and nearby shops.
10:42 pm https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12403
According to updated information, as a result of the shelling of the Kievsky district at 20:40, 5 multi-apartment residential buildings on the street were damaged. Artem and Universitetskaya, the building of the Donetsk-City store and 3 cars.
10:41 pm https://t.me/dnronline/88437
📸 The consequences of shelling by Ukrainian militants of the Kyiv region of Donetsk
Location: The one photo shows Artema st. at Tamansky, just south of Donetsk City with its distinctive curved facade. The shops just south look the same from 2011. 48.0304584,37.7900659.
https://t.me/dnronline/88437
Reports:
9:02 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12373
As a result of yesterday's shelling of the Kuibyshev region, a woman born in 1946 died. Death occurred before the arrival of the ambulance.
8:27 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12372
In the morning, the Nazis began shelling our city. At 08:00, 5 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired from Netailovo in the Kuibyshev region. At 08:05, 4 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired from positions in Krasnogorovka in the Petrovsky district. Take care of yourself. If possible, stay at home. The shelling of the city can resume at any moment!
9:42 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12374
At 09:30 shelling of the Kyiv region from the VFU was recorded. Four shells of 155 mm caliber were fired from Orlovka at peaceful quarters, according to the JCCC.
10:11 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12375
The shelling of the Kuibyshev region continues. At 08:40, 09:40 and 10:00, 16 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired from Netaylovo.
10:27 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12376
The fire from the VFU does not subside. From positions in Krasnogorovka, 6 shells of 155 mm caliber and 6 rockets from MLRS were fired in the Petrovsky district.
12:37 pm https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12377
Under the shelling of the Nazis again Petrovsky district. At 12:20, 5 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired from Krasnogorovka in the Petrovsky district.
1:23 pm https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12378
At 13:05, the Kuibyshev and Kyiv regions were under fire from the Nazis. From Netaylovo, 5 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired at peaceful quarters.
3:02 pm https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12379
The Kirovsky district of Donetsk is again under fire from the Ukrainian Nazis. At 14:50 from the village of Orlovka they fired 6 rockets from a multiple launch rocket system.
3:35 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12380
The long-suffering Petrovsky district of Donetsk is again under shelling. At 15:25, from the settlement of Krasnogorovka, Ukrainian fascists fired 6 rockets at civilians from a multiple launch rocket system.
4:20 pm https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12382
Ukrainian punishers fired at the Kyiv region of the city. From the settlement of Orlovka at 16:00 4 shells with a caliber of 155 mm were fired.
4:38 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12383
The Petrovsky district was again fired from multiple rocket launchers. Over the past 15 minutes, 12 rockets have been fired at civilians. The enemy is firing from Krasnogorovka.
5:46pm https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12384
Kyiv and Kuibyshevsky districts of Donetsk are again under enemy fire. From Netaylovo, 7 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired at civilians of the city.
6:45 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12385
As a result of the shelling of the Petrovsky district this afternoon, 12 private sector houses were partially destroyed. Roofs were damaged, walls, garages and outbuildings, fences, gates, entrance doors were cut by shrapnel, window glazing was broken. 2 cars were also damaged.
In addition, the Cosmos garage cooperative received damage.
7:32 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12395
As a result of the shelling of the Kyiv region, 2 multi-apartment residential buildings were damaged tonight. In one of the houses, the roof was damaged, the facade and entrance doors were cut with shrapnel, the windows were broken. In the second case, the windows were smashed and the front door was damaged.
7:54 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12396
Kyiv and Kuibyshev regions again came under enemy fire. At 19:30, Ukrainian fascists fired 6 shells of 155 mm caliber from Netaylovo.
8:11 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12397
The enemy continues to shell the Kyiv and Kuibyshev regions. At 19:55 another 5 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired from Netaylovo.
8:23 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12398
At 20:10, Ukrainian fascists fired at Petrovsky and Kirovsky districts of Donetsk from Krasnogorovka. 5 155 mm NATO projectiles were fired at civilians.
8:47 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12399
Ukrainian fascists opened fire on the Kyiv region using multiple launch rocket systems. 15 rockets were fired at civilians.
8:56 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12400
As a result of damage to the Zasyadko main line, 16,000 subscribers were left without power supply.
9:53 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12401
Information about the consequences of the shelling of the Kyiv region from multiple rocket launchers begins to arrive. According to eyewitnesses, a rocket crater remained near the dentistry building on the street. Artem, the windows in nearby houses were damaged. In addition, according to local residents, one of the rockets hit the roof of a residential building on the street. Artem, it is reported about arrivals on the territory of the kindergarten on the street. University.
The information is being specified. Data on the consequences of shelling continues to flow.
Total counted shells December 23: 111
12/24 8:29 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12404 "According to updated information, as a result of yesterday's evening shelling of the Kiesky district on the street. Universitetskaya suffered a child - a girl born in 2016. and her mother born in 1983.": (Suffered" apparently means injured, not killed.)
22 December
22B) School no. 107
11:39 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12348
The consequences of the shelling of school 107. Petrovsky district.
47.9475697,37.601054 - just west of impact 20A - north face seen, apparently damaged. Impact probably from partly north.
Reports:
8:48 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12337
The shelling of the Petrovsky district began. According to the JCCC, at 08:34, 5 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired from Krasnogorovka
9:40 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12345
The shelling of the Kyiv and Kuibyshev regions began. The JCCC reports that at 9:17 a.m. 5 shells with a caliber of 155 mm were fired at the settlement of Netaylovo.
10:23 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12346
The Ukronazis again shelled the Petrovsky district. According to the JCCC, at 10:15 four 155 mm shells were fired from Krasnogorovka.
11:15 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12347
Terrorists from Ukraine released at 11:00 on the territory of the Petrovsky district from positions in n. Georgievka settlement 8 missiles from the MLRS.
As a result of the last shelling (https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12346) of the Petrovsky district, a direct hit on the wall of the Galaktika shopping center occurred, cars were damaged in the parking lot. The information is being specified.
1:17 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12350
The shelling of the Kirov region continues. At 13:00, 5 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired at residential areas.
1:47 pm https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12351
The shelling of the Kirov region continues. At 13:00, 5 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired at residential areas.
2:00 pm https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12354
At 13:48, the shelling of the northern districts of the city resumed: 5 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired at the Kyiv and Kuibyshev districts.
2:02 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12355
In the Petrovsky district at 13:53, 10 rockets were fired from the MLRS from the positions of the Nazis in Georgievka.
2:18 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12356
The shells of the Nazis continue to land in the Kuibyshev region. At 14:08 VFU fired 3 more shells of 155 mm caliber. Eyewitnesses report arrivals in the Topaz area.
3:01 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12357
Shelling of areas of Donetsk does not stop. At 14:47, 5 shells of 155 mm caliber were fired from Krasnogorovka in the Petrovsky district.
3:33 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12358
The Nazis continue to damage the infrastructure of the city with aimed fire. At 15:08 from N. p. Krasnogorovka fired 6 shells of 155 mm caliber in the Petrovsky district. At 15:24 from N. p. Netailovo fired 3 shells of 155 mm caliber in the Kuibyshev region.
3:41 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12359
At 15:30, 8 rockets from the MLRS landed in the Kuibyshev region, according to the DPR JCCC.
3:51 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12360
3:59 pm https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12361
The shelling of the city continues
At 15:30, 8 rockets were fired from the MLRS in the Kuibyshev region;
At 15:42, 4 shells with a caliber of 155 mm were fired at the Petrovsky district.
Total 81 shells counted
9:39 PM https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12370
As a result of the shelling of the Kuibyshev district in the village of Oktyabrsky mine, a private sector house was damaged, a fire broke out. 🚒According to preliminary data, a civilian was injured. Personal information is set.
21 December
21 A-C) Artillery Assassination Attempt at Shesh-Besh
The famous event was an assassination attempt on the DPR's prime minister Vitaly Khotsenko and the former director of Russia's space program Dmitry Rogozin at the latter's birthday celebration at a resort just south of Donetsk. Both men were injured, the latter seriously (reportedly losing his penis), a bodyguard was killed, both their wives were injured. The mayor of Gorlovka Ivan Prikhodko was among others injured, and there was at least one other fatality. This got its own post, but not the best one, and hardly anyone contests that Ukraine did this. So FWIW Monitor on Massacre Marketing: "Shesh-Besh" Strike in Donetsk. I could say there was one impact into the restaurant's roof/upper floor, west side, apparently from the northwest. Another hit the ground floor on the west side, apparently from the southwest (but neither direction call is very certain). This impact is the one known to have wounded and killed people. To update - a third impact to the lodgings just south of the restaurant came from the west or maybe southwest.
21B) Residences around Artema street
9:28 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12338
"Consequences of the shelling of the Kyiv region." Photos. Location: Artema 116 displays its address - location 48.0281631,37.7918877 - 2011 street view of building and surroundings looks much different, but consistent. - minor impact into roofline at northwest end = probably from the northwest. I sense a little right-to-left trend, meaning a bit more from the west of NW, or WNW.
Other scenes are included with taller buildings, a playground, that are harder to find. I haven't really tried yet.
Others, reports
10:35 AM https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12300
"The consequences of the night shelling of the Proletarsky district." damaged building photos. (not geolocated - no analysis)
10:43 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12307
At 09:00, shelling of the territory of the Kievsky district was recorded from the positions of the VFU in Orlovka: 3 shells with a caliber of 155 mm were fired.
Nazi shells damaged the glazing, facade and fence of a private household.
12/21 https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12308
Attention! On st. Biryuzov in the Kirovsky district of Donetsk, petal mines were discovered. Be careful! Look under your feet!"
That street is in the far western outskirts, near Marinka - nothing geolocated - possible stock photo.
https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12331
💥 Ukrainian punishers hit the Kyiv, Voroshilovsky and Kalininsky regions. At 20:07 from n. Orlovka village, 12 rockets were fired from the MLRS.
💥 Eyewitnesses report arrivals along Titov Ave., near Shakhtar Plaza, Donetsk City, RSK Olimpiyskiy. The information is being specified.
‼️ Don't leave your hiding places! Shooting can be repeated!
9:33 pm https://t.me/dnronline/88297
Consequences of shelling by Ukrainian militants of the Kyiv region of Donetsk
Could be geolocated, but hasn't been done yet
9:41 pm https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12334
According to updated information, as a result of the shelling of the Kievsky district, the glazing was damaged in 5 apartment buildings, as well as in the administrative building and the pumping station of the State Unitary Enterprise of the DPR "Water of Donbass". Cars were also damaged.
20 December
20A) Petrovskaya apartment Block
https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12291
As a result of the shelling of the Petrovsky district at 14:50 on the street. Architects damaged the boiler room: damaged glazing, gas pipe, boilers.
In a multi-apartment residential building, the roof was destroyed, the balcony, the elevator control room and the dryer on the 9th floor were damaged.
3:17 PM https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12288 "Consequences of the shelling of the Petrovsky district: the Petrovskaya mine." Photos. Geolocated from view of big 3-peaked mound - facing north in the afternoon. At 47°56'51.71"N 37°36'22.68"E is a large apartment block with the right shape and view, ten stories high, I think. Roof structure impacted on its west-facing side, and hit well from north of straight in = northwest. Just to the southeast and much lower: a likely heating plant with smokestack - the likely intended target. Another shell may have hit it: a "boiler room" was also damaged.
If this sets the trajectory, it's roughly 290-292 degrees to the firing position, That swathe includes areas just south and west of Krasnohorivka and further out Kurakhivka - somewhere just a bit further out than they realized. Kulemzin: "At 16:40 Nazi fire fell on the Petrovsky district. Three shells of 155 mm caliber were fired from Krasnogorovka."
20B) Kindergarten No. 405
Kulemzin 9:57 am: "Consequences of the shelling of the Kalinin region. Kindergarten No. 405." Map labels bring me to 47.9996064,37.8284577 just south of Kalinin hospital - from there, not sure what spots were hit from where.
20C, D) Kuibyshivs'kyi district
video: https://twitter.com/Royston1983/status/1605311431603544064
Kuibyshivs'kyi district - apt. building and nearby school 52 lightly damaged (maybe 2 strikes) - school just west of 48.0118231,37.7391329 - apt. building may be the one 2 buildings north of here. Impact details not clear. I have some images, but they don't say much. Let's skip them.
Others:
https://twitter.com/PLnewstoday/status/1605251934604169219
My wife's nephew showing the damage done by Ukraine rocket attacks to the social housing he lives in center Donetsk. He, his sister and parents live there as their home was destroyed long ago by Ukrainian shelling. Now they are no longer safe there
19 December
19A) Kalinin Hospital building 10
building 10, courtyard https://twitter.com/RuptlyNews/status/1605194054467297281
https://t.me/wargonzo/9900 12/19 11:19 PM
⚡️Video⚡️Neo-Nazis of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit the Kalinin hospital again⚡️ Special inclusion of the military correspondent of the @wargonzo project Dmitry Seleznev (https://t.me/oldminerkomi) together with the doctor and deputy of the State Duma Badma Bashankaev (https://t.me/Bashankaev) from the hospital town, which was subjected to a powerful rocket attack by the artillery of Ukrainian militants . Dmitry Gartsev, Minister of Health of the DPR, arrived on the scene and gave an exclusive comment to the @wargonzo project.
https://twitter.com/elskorpione/status/1605356297641000960
https://twitter.com/vicktop555/status/1605092750696783872
https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1605083092892491776
https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12263
https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12264
https://t.me/dnronline/88125
https://t.me/dnronline/88130
https://twitter.com/MeridionaliAura/status/1605273126912270380
Found by prior location, labels, confirmed by video-satellite view correlation. Coordinates: 48.0023954,37.8256657
Analysis: a hole punched in the west-facing side, taking out five windows and all between on the 2nd and 3rd floors, maybe into the floor slab between, with some force blowing through the next wall on the 3rd floor into the hallway, through various windows into the courtyard at building's center, causing light damage all around. The angle appears to be close to straight in from the west, maybe a bit from the north or south. The damage to the courtyard's opposite wall extends a ways to the left (north) but seems to extend higher to the right, at the south corner, and higher yet on the north-facing wall to the right. That will include deflection after impact, but might suggest a slight northwest trend. Either way, "west" is about right. That's not very exact, and includes Russian-held territory to about 20-22km out. From there it's Ukrainian.
19B) Red Cross center
https://twitter.com/WendyFleury4/status/1605303105817808897"Shocked by the shelling of our office and strike on a hospital in Donetsk yesterday. No ICRC staff was injured but two patients died in the strike. The ICRC calls for the strict respect of IHL. As per the Geneva Conventions the sick and wounded may not be the object of attacks"
https://twitter.com/gchahal/status/1605157588764545024
photo of damage inside - located a ways south of the Kalinin hospital - building's major side faces north. That's all I can say.
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - Sub-Delegation - Google Maps
19C) "Building No. 8 DonNU"
9:14 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12201 "Consequences of the shelling of the Kyiv region. Chelyuskintsev street, building No. 8 DonNU." Photo. Location: 48.0180921,37.8059276 on Chelyuskintsiv St. - sidewalk near north end. Direction unclear except probably from some northern direction; debris spread a bit south and west, after some probably larger spread to the east has been cleaned up to uncover the trolley tracks.
19D) Prospect Vatutin. Roof hit
9:04 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12189?single "Prospect Vatutin. Roof hit." Photos. Location from match found on street: 48.0148372,37.8065264 (north side of street). Damage unclear - a hit on the roof can come from any direction.
19E) Olympic Stadium East parking lot
9:57 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12217?single
"Consequences of the shelling of the Kyiv region. RSK "Olympic", Chelyuskintsev street." Photos.
https://twitter.com/IntelDonets/status/1604647731641085952 (damaged seats)
One impact at the entrance to the stadium, edge of the raised area, knocking some material down into the parking lot, and damaging a sign. Debris spread is greater along the stairs, presumably limited by them. I propose that's because the open side of the crater, held in only by a wall, is the one that gave out, as it would be from probably any angle of impact. But it should probably spread a bit more to the south if it came much from the north. May be more west than I drew below, or really from almost any direction. Not clear.
19G) "Refuge" at Appeals Court
12/19 9:03 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12179 "Consequences of the shelling of the Voroshilovsky region. Chelyuskintsev Street, near the Covered Market." Photos of a few locations on Chelyuskintsiv street.
At 48.0118255,37.8080616 is the building with pillared facade. 2011 street view has it labeled Donetsk court of appeals. That sign is gone in 2022. A DPR flag and a paper sign pointing to "УБЕЖЩИЕ" (REFUGE). Does that mean bomb shelter? Hopefully in the basement. The entrance was hit. A west-facing wall = hit partly from the west. Frag marks angle up to the right = partly from the north = northwest. pics f/c.
2011 view:A street shop w/broken windows is across the street, prob. damaged by this blast (magenta line on map).
19H) by "7корпус" (university)
There was at least one impacts in the trees out front of the place too far north to connect to F). 48.0137193,37.8076879 - facade with peak labeled 1950, east-facing wall seen, but not impacted. Can't say much about the impact spot without seeing it clearly. Some photos may show the spent shell on the ground, but not in clear spatial context. Not much to show, then, but it's mapped here - red circle for approximate impact.
Adding: the shell may have impacted the broken tree (red circle). The blown-out section of fence with tree branches piled against the fence nearby MIGHT represent a direction of greatest force (besides down). That's far from sure, but it points back to the northwest.
Others near the hospital but unplaced:
- Kalininskiy apatrtments - unplaced - corner impact from direction of the sun = probably southwest. https://twitter.com/Spriter0000/status/1605126811440005120
- crater by residential building, splash pattern outside shop "??? ТАМАРА" (Tamara) - not located, after some searching.https://t.me/wargonzo/9899 12/19 11:50 PM
Neo-Nazis of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hit the Kalinin region with rocket artillery. The shell hit a residential building near the hospital campus.
short video of that scene: K Boz on Twitter - photo at right: https://t.me/dnronline/88130?single
The street here might run north-south or east west but not at an angle. That's almost 100% of the streets in Kalininsky. The trajectory suggested is some 45 degrees, so it can't be from due west. If it's northwest, this could only be on the east side of a north-south street. If it's any other angle, that would be odd.- Near the Kalinin hospital in Donetsk, damaged by NATO/nazi shelling, garages were demolished, and the nature of the damage is atypical for conventional Grads, with ammunition penetrating a thick layer of ground and the blast knocking out sewer manholes.
https://twitter.com/ruskadevushka/status/1604964178036346880
others
19I) 9:33 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12214 "Consequences of the shelling of the Budyonnovsky district. Warehouses of a tobacco factory." Photos with no context.
18 December
18A) Kalinin Hospital, Building 10
https://t.me/wargonzo/9876 12/18 8:33 PM
https://t.me/dnronline/88181 (video)
https://twitter.com/LoveOurTrump/status/1605084904235991041 (photos, 2nd hand)
The consequences of the ukrainian shelling in Donetsk at the Kalinin Hospital. @NBR_ DONETSK writes: The Department of Neurosurgery is on fire. On the 3rd floor, where the rocket hit, there is a children's department. A lot of wounded.
aftermath video, inside, beds and perhaps blood https://twitter.com/Bernade58733135/status/1604812237331259393
Patrick Lancaster News Today: Nurse about the shelling of the Kalinin hospital in Donetsk. Several patients got injured by the strike- Children, mothers, even those who couldn’t walk, went down to basement...
https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday/1345
The mother of a 9-year-old girl who had an operation at the Kalinin Donetsk Hospital the day before, tells how she saved her child during today's Ukrainian shelling
https://twitter.com/elenaevdokimov7/status/1604635911450263552
https://twitter.com/NoisyLeon/status/1604945867919728659
investigating https://twitter.com/avia_pro/status/1604810775780007937
sec cam https://twitter.com/PrateekRoutray/status/1605005460477992960
interior video https://twitter.com/VSlajd/status/1604728311258791936
https://twitter.com/SonjaEnde/status/1605132466452418561
Donetsk Neurosurgery Hospital after shelling. As I said before, the Ukrainian army or the AZOV of their militias, which are supported by the West and supplied with weapons by the West, continue to shell hospitals in the city of Donetsk!
https://twitter.com/JailletAlain/status/1605201230707294208
patients and casualties discussed - an injured soldier receiving treatment there was killed by the added injuries from this shelling.
Location: 48.0031283,37.8233885. Geolocation verified - some features explained below. Also the distinctive entrance (blue) is visible in many images. A direct impact to the west (WSW) face means the munition was fired partly from the west (or WSW) - the blast force will be in all directions, so it's not certain which direction buckled that wall (green) a bit to the right, or south. But more than likely, that's somewhat the forward direction - it likely came a bit from the left or north of west.
18B) Near 18 A)
Another damaged area is shown and probably represents a second impact, but I haven't been able to place it yet or say where the impact point is. It looks like it should be the same building, but every spot that nearly matches doesn't quite seem to cut it.
18C) Building 6 roof
Ukrainian troops shelled the Kalininsky district of Donetsk, the shells fell in the area of the Kalinin hospital and the medical university Eyewitnesses report a fire in the 6th building of the hospital. Kalinin. There is information about many wounded, the mayor of Donetsk.
https://twitter.com/DagnyTaggart963/status/1604531546668826626
The Department of Neurosurgery is on fire. On the 3rd floor, where the rocket hit, there is a children's department. A lot of wounded.
https://twitter.com/LoveOurTrump/status/1605084904235991041
Burning roof, night time video https://twitter.com/PrateekRoutray/status/1605005460477992960
Daylight aerial view of the same building and damage included in this video
https://twitter.com/ProfessorsBlogg/status/1605633288630042630
Location: not certain, but it's probably the southern building here at the hospital area's SW corner - at 48.0024691,37.8184117 - less damage and peeling on the north side suggests it came partly from the north.
18D&E) Arena and stadium area, Kyivsky district
9:53 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12113
11:08 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12116
Glass panes outside the arena broken from unseen impact(s) we can use to claim at least one roughly-placed impact B) - further out, an impact in the ground C) - just NE of the stadium facing southwest, exactly at this spot - gopher-hole impact not 100% clear but seems directed into this grass patch and a bit to the right = from the northwest.
18F) Donetsk administration building
12/19 10:30 am https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12239 "Consequences of yesterday's shelling of the Donetsk administration building." Photos. Location not certain, but likely at Asotsiatsiya Orhaniv Mistsevoho Samovryaduvannya Donetsʹkoyi Oblasti - Google Maps - impact angles not evident from interior views, but if that window faces north, and deflection aside, the impact is from the west-northwest. I don't know but I would bet that window faces north.
Some photos also here https://twitter.com/MeridionaliAura/status/1604854250152288256
18G) Artema st. by Sky City
9:24 PM - https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday/1346
unclear impact near the curb, windows out on the tower, in some shops and residences just to the north of it. Verified despite dyslexic cameraman (kidding - it's horizontally flipped, like many of Lancaster's videos).
Kulemzin: https://t.me/kulemzin_donetsk/12193
Elimination of the consequences of the shelling of the Voroshilovsky district. Artyoma street, BC "Sky City" Photos: sidewalk impact black patch etends mainly to the east, with just a slight trend to the south = from the WNW.
Others not located:
Restaurant
4:33 pm https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday/1340
#Breaking Ukraine is attacking center Donetsk again now . I'm on my way to report
6:15 pm https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday/1341
#Breaking Ukraine fires on center Donetsk again hitting and burning a restaurant near Donbass Arena. We we arrived on site With fire fighters Ukraine fired 2 my rockets. They hit 50-100 meters away from me
8:38 https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday/1342
Restaurant in flames after Ukraine fires rockets on center Donetsk
Parking lot
4:08 PM https://t.me/wargonzo/9871
⚡️Video⚡️Donetsk. Parking lot on fire from MLRS hit⚡️
About 10 rockets fell into the area of the Embankment. The parking lot is on fire and firefighters are on the scene.
Donetsk. The parking lot is on fire from being hit by MLRS⚡️ About 10 rockets fell into the area of the Embankment. The parking lot is on fire and firefighters are on the scene.
5:32 PM https://t.me/wargonzo/9874
Video⚡️Moment of re-arrival of MLRS next to journalists⚡️
Leaving the scene of the fire, which arose after MLRS missiles hit the parking lot near the embankment, journalists @wargonzo came under repeated fire. Rockets fell in the area of the Donbass Arena. Hearing the whistle, the correspondents fell to the asphalt. The missiles exploded 50-100 meters away.
8:49 pm https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday/1343
Main Street and low income housing hit again by Ukraine rocket attacks on center Donetsk
9:36 pm https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday/1344
The 7th building of Donetsk National University for the fourth time came under Ukrainian rocket fire in the center of Donetsk
17 December
17A-B) Donetsk Arena
On the 18th, Donetsk mayor Aleksei Kulemzin would report "The consequences of yesterday's shelling of the Kyiv region." Photos: 2+ impacts around the Donetsk arena. These can be roughly geolocated as:
17A) south parking lot, rocket section apparently failed to embed and skidded ahead.
17B) a bench somewhere in this area - rocket hit the bench, engine embedded, pointing back to where it came from, which seems to match the pattern of darkened pavement.
17C?) pavement to the west, around here, or maybe in the parking lot (maybe the same impact as A from another angle? Just to be safe, I won't count it)
All 3 (or both) indicate arrival from the northwest.
16 December
5:15 PM https://t.me/wargonzo/9841
New GRAD attack on Donetsk⚡️ About 10 rockets fired by militants of the Armed Forces of Ukraine fell at the beginning of Mira Avenue in Donetsk. One of the rockets flew into an inactive boiler room. Windows were shattered in the apartments of a nearby building. At the place of arrival, employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations work. The terror of Donetsk continues.
Geolocation/analysis perhaps forthcoming (f/c)
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