Ukrainian Marines trying to defend the city of Mariupol from Russian military aggression say they have been fighting for more than a month without supplies of ammunition, food and water – but now “the mountain of the wounded is almost half the crew.”
The horrific warning from the 36th Navy Brigade, which was posted on Facebook on Sunday, indicates that cracks are beginning to form in Ukraine’s tough defense in Mariupol.
“From the beginning … we are defending Mariupol for 47 days”, wrote the Marines. “They bombed us from planes, they fired at us from artillery, tanks and other firearms. We kept the defense worthy by doing the impossible. But the resources can be depleted.”
A resident looks near a building that was destroyed during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port of Mariupol on Sunday. (REUTERS / Alexander Ermochenko)
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“For more than a month, the Marines fought without refilling ammunition, without food, without water … [but now] “The mountain of the wounded is almost half of the crew,” he continued. “Those who have unbroken limbs and can walk, come back in turn.”
The Marines also say that their unit is “dying but fighting” and “we are gradually reaching the end”.
Graves of civilians killed during the Ukraine-Russia conflict are seen next to apartment buildings in Mariupol on Sunday. (Reuters / Alexander Ermochenko)
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“More death for some, but captivity for others,” he said. “I do not know what will follow, but I really ask you to remember the Marines with a kind word and no matter how they develop further, do not speak ill of the Marines.”
View inside the theater destroyed during fighting in Mariupol in eastern Ukraine on April 4, 2022. (AP / Alexei Alexandrov)
“They did everything possible and impossible,” the statement concluded.
