[TangoLimaSierra]

Counterbattery fire against Russian artillery could easily endanger civilians.

So all those years prior to the war the Ukes were just practicing for when the Russians would show up? Makes sense.

[buwaya]

The usual case pre-2022 was the DNR people would start harassing fire vs the Ukrainian lines, and the Ukrainians would shoot back.
If the DNR units sited their guns in Donetsk city, well that was the source of fire.