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.
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.
…seems a little on the nose, no?
Meatgrinder may not have the same military context in Russian?
We can’t simply apply our English concepts to other cultures/languages.
It does. For example the battle of Verdun was also called Верде́нская мясорубка (The meat grinder of Verdun)
Wasn’t intended to be taken seriously.