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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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[–] [email protected] 33 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)