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| Subject | Russian | English |
| Makarov. | бандит использовал заложников как живой щит | the gunman used the hostages as a human shield |
| gen. | вооружённый преступник использовал заложников в качестве живого щита | gunman used the hostages as a human shield (Olga Okuneva) |
| inf. | живой щит | meat shield (Tion) |
| gen. | живой щит | living shield (- What if they focus the attack on your cannon? – I am utilizing the prisoners from this village as living shields Taras) |
| gen. | живой щит | human shield (Syria crisis: UN says children used as human shields Olga Okuneva) |