The 36th Separate Marine Brigade of the Naval Forces of Ukraine, which is currently holding the defense in Mariupol, announced the lack of support from the Ukrainian authorities. A message about this on April 11 appeared on the brigade's Facebook page..

“We have been defending Mariupol for 47 days. We were bombed from planes, we were fired upon from artillery, tanks and other weapons. We defended with dignity, doing the impossible. But any resources tend to end, ”the message says..

The brigade said it had only once received 50 artillery shells, 20 mines, several NLAW man-portable anti-tank missiles and a Starlink satellite Internet kit since the start of the war (“Thank you Elon, it has withstood many airstrikes and is still working”).

Novinarnya reported that it had contacted a serviceman who maintains the Facebook page of the 36th brigade. He confirmed that the page was not hacked. At the same time, the published message is not the official position of the unit, but a " The officer allegedly asked to publish the letter without indicating his name on April 11, after he stops contacting, the source said..

This is not the first complaint of Ukrainian fighters who are in Mariupol. On April 10, a video with the regiment's deputy commander Svyatoslav Palamar appeared on the Azov Regiment's Twitter account.. He stated that the unit had no connection with the political leadership of Ukraine for more than two weeks..

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny, after statements by fighters from Mariupol, said that the defense of the city continues, and communication with the units located there is “stable and maintained”.

“I emphasize that the conduct of defense operations is not a topic for public discussion.. We are doing the possible and impossible to win and save the lives of personnel and civilians in all directions. Believe in APU! "

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said earlier that Ukrainian soldiers in Mariupol were confronting 10,000 Russian troops. "