DONETSK, November 25. /TASS/. The Ukrainian armed forces launched five artillery strikes on populated areas of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) in 40 minutes on Friday evening, the DPR mission to the Joint Control and Coordination Center on issues related to Ukraine’s war crimes reported.

According to the mission, between 15:22 and 16:00 (coincides with Moscow time - TASS), Ukrainian forces shelled Donetsk three times and Gorlovka and Mayorsk once each. A total of 11 shells from NATO 155 mm artillery caliber and 11 mines of 120 mm caliber were fired at these settlements.

Earlier, Donetsk mayor Aleksey Kulemzin reported that a woman was killed and three civilians were wounded as a result of Ukrainian shelling of the city’s Kirovsky district on Friday.