Murmansk Oblast officials from the ruling United Russia party and a local representative of the Defenders of the Fatherland Foundation, distributed gifts to the mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine ahead of the International Women's Day.

Members of Russia’s ruling party are under fire after bizarrely gifting a meat grinder to the mother of a soldier killed in Ukraine as part of an International Women’s Day campaign, according to reports.

A local branch of Russia's ruling party in the Murmansk region has come under fire for gifting meat grinders to the mothers of fallen soldiers. 'Meat grinder' is also a Russian term for the brutal tactic of sending waves of infantry into battle.

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 March 8, which is widely celebrated in Russia.

A Russian mother who lost her son in the Ukraine war was given a meat grinder by officials in Murmansk, sparking criticism for its perceived insensiti

Vladimir Putin has given electric meat grinders to mothers of Russian soldiers but it has triggered a backlash. ‘Meat grinder’ is often used to describe Putin’s war in Ukraine, where thousands of soldiers have been killed.

The ruling political party in Russia has sparked fury after gifting meat grinders to the mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine, reports say. The appliance has become synonymous with the war due to Vladimir Putin's so-called meat grinder tactics,

Local politicians from United Russia, the ruling party, gave mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine meat grinders. This idea was conceived by party activists in the Murmansk region in northwestern Russia,