Advisor to the President of Ukraine Mykhailo Podolyak wrote on Twitter on Tuesday that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the country’s army are doing “everything possible” to help the soldiers who are facing supply problems in the besieged city of Mariupol.
His message comes after a Marine unit in the city issued a gruesome warning that its health is declining as ammunition, food, water and other critical items are in danger of being depleted.
“If the Kremlin now hates anything more than Ukraine, that is the word ‘Mariupol,’” Podolyak said. “For 1.5 months our defenders have been defending the city from the Russian horde, which is 10+ times larger. They are being bombed and biting every meter of the city. They are making Russia pay a very high price.”
A woman walks next to an armored vehicle belonging to pro-Russian troops in Mariupol, Ukraine, on Sunday.
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“Our soldiers remain trapped in the city and have problems with supplies,” he continued. “The military and political leadership of the country knows the problem, monitors the situation in real time and has more information than is known on social networks.”
“The president and the leadership of the Armed Forces are doing everything possible (and impossible) to find a solution and help our soldiers,” Pontoliak said. “But we can not publicly announce our plans and actions without informing the enemy. Treat it with understanding.”
The 36th Navy Brigade posted on Facebook on Sunday saying their unit was “dying but fighting” and “we are gradually reaching the end”.
Emergency workers remove debris from a building destroyed during the Ukraine-Russia clash in Mariupol on Sunday. (Reuters / Alexander Ermochenko)
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“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.”
“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.”
