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Tue Dec 2, 2025, 12:46 PM Tuesday

Vladimir Putin's ruling party gives actual meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine as gifts

Vladimir Putin’s ruling party gives actual meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine as gifts

https://fortune.com/2025/03/08/vladimir-putin-ruling-party-united-russia-meat-grinders-gifts-mothers-dead-soldiers-ukraine/

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The United Russia party in the northern Murmansk region posted photos on social media showing officials smiling as they visited bereaved mothers with gifts of flowers and boxed meat grinders for International Women’s Day on Saturday, which is widely celebrated in Russia.

The post included a message thanking the “dear mums” for their “strength of spirit and the love you put into bringing up your sons”. It said the gifts were the initiative of the women’s wing of the party.

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The party’s local branch in the town of Polyarniye Zori defended itself against the online backlash, saying critics were making “callous and provocative interpretations” of its gifts.

Mayor Maxim Chengayev, who took part in the handover of gifts, said that meat grinders were not originally intended to be included but “one woman asked for it, and we of course could not say no,” United Russia said.

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Vladimir Putin's ruling party gives actual meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine as gifts (Original Post) marble falls Tuesday OP
If true, that is some really REALLY nasty Russian oligarch humor Attilatheblond Tuesday #1
They make a lot of sausage in Russia. harumph Tuesday #2
This article is from March n/t leftstreet Tuesday #3
Ohhhh nooooooo! This is general discussion, not late breaking news. marble falls Tuesday #4
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