“Today will be the last battle …”
Ukraine Rear Admiral of the Armed Forces Mikhail Bilinski’s 36th Special Marine Brigade that, April 11 may be the last battle. The situation in the unit in Mariupol is very serious, ammunition is depleted. Support from the authorities and or at least not in contact with them…
About this brigade fighters Facebookspread information on their pages.
“It’s been 47 days since the start of the war,” he said that, We defend Mariupol… We defended with dignity, we did the impossible. But the end of any resource is inevitable. All pedestrians were killed, artillerymen, anti-aircraft gunners, signalmen, drivers and chefs take up arms and fight. Even the orchestra. They die, but they fight. We are slowly running out… No one wants to contact us anymore because we are out of operation. Probably today that, there will be a final battle because we have no ammunition. Then – hand-to-hand combat. Then – death for some, captivity for others. “
Marines report that, 50 122-millimeter shells at a time during the battle, 20 mine, a few NLAW and A starlink donated by Elon Musk has been issued. Since the Marines could not defend themselves without ammunition, the enemy gradually pushed them towards the Azovmash plant, besieged them, kept them under fire, and now tries to destroy them.
Recorded from the 36th Brigade that, strengthen defense and There was an option to bring them reserve fighters to continue the battle. In addition, the brigade had the opportunity to break through the siege and join its troops. The Vostok operational command was also informed about this, and they even started planning the operation. However, higher-ranking officials canceled these plans.
According to Novinarnya website according to, the author of this message is one of the high-ranking officers of the 36th Brigade: “This is not the official position of the military unit. But it is the “Marine’s letter” with which the communication with the department is established and describes the real situation of marines in protected Mariupol. It is noted that, The brigade’s press service was not contacted. But the brigade Facebook The military man in charge of the page confirmed that the page was not broken. The officer asked that, After his contact with him, his appeal should be made public without disclosing his identity.
Ukrainska Pravda’s intelligence sources also say that the situation in Mariupol is extremely difficult. and confirmed that the army’s attempts to lift the blockade had failed. The publication tries to find out what measures the government has taken to solve the problem of defenders in Mariupol:
“We have Deputy Defense Minister Anna Malyara and We appealed to the President’s Spokesman Sergey Nikiforov. They are still calling and They did not respond to messages. “
Soldiers of the 36th Special Marine Brigade named after Rear Admiral Mikhail Bilinski left Crimea in 2014, despite the betrayal of the commander and They have fulfilled the task of defending Ukraine. Now, despite being under siege by Russian occupying forces for 47 days, they have not surrendered Mariupol.