A brigade of Ukrainian marines defending Mariupol said they're running out of ammunition, and face 'death for some, captivity for others'

A brigade of Ukrainian marines said on Monday that they are running out of bullets after seven weeks of fighting.

We have been defending Mariupol for 47 days. We were bombed by airplanes and shot at by tanks. We did the impossible to keep up the defense. The 36th brigade said in a Facebook post that any resource has the potential to run out.

The group said they were initially equipped with guns, but have not received any more since.

For more than a month, the Marines have fought without food, water, or medicine.

The enemy pushed us back. They surrounded us with fire and are trying to destroy us.

The brigade members are defending the Azovstal iron and steelworks plant.

The marines said that the men whose limbs were not torn off had returned to fight. The group said that with no infantrymen left, cooks, drivers, and orchestra musicians have been involved in shootouts with Russian forces.

We are fighting and dying. The post said that this is coming to an end. For some and for others, death and captivity lie ahead. We want you to remember the Marines.

Don't talk bad about the Marines. We have done everything we can. The post said we are faithful forever.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy estimated that tens of thousands of Ukrainians may have died in Russia's attack on Mariupol.

The destruction of schools, maternity hospitals, and a movie theater were all captured by photojournalists in the city.