DONETSK, January 26. /TASS/. Sixteen shelling attacks were staged by Ukrainian troops at cities in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) during the past day, the DPR’s mission to the Joint Control and Coordination Center (JCCC) for issues related to Ukraine’s war crimes said on Thursday.

"During the day, the mission reported 16 shelling attacks by Ukrainian troops," it wrote on its Telegram channel.

According to the mission, as many as 75 shells of various calibers were fired. Six DPR cities, including Donetsk, Gorlovka, and Makeyevka, came under shelling.

Three civilians were wounded.