Meat / shrimp (soldiers / sailors destined to be killed)

Imagery or text invoking ground meat are used to imply that Russian soldiers are being pushed into situations in which they are destined to be killed. Referring to the war as a meat grinder for Russian soldiers has been commonplace in media (see example linked below).

• https://web.archive.org/web/20230630094631/https://www.newsweek.com/video-russian-troops-refuse-orders-meat-grinder-front-line-1810012