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Russia gifts meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine (tvpworld.com)
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Russian authorities have chosen a bizarre way to express their gratitude to the mothers of soldiers killed in the war in Ukraine, gifting them meat grinders and flowers for International Women’s Day.

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[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

...seems a little on the nose, no?

[–] Lemmynated@lemmy.zip -5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Meatgrinder may not have the same military context in Russian?

We can’t simply apply our English concepts to other cultures/languages.

[–] Hubi@feddit.org 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It does. For example the battle of Verdun was also called Верде́нская мясорубка (The meat grinder of Verdun)

[–] kata1yst@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 days ago

Wasn't intended to be taken seriously.