This claim, that did the media rounds, was made by Russian TV by pro-Putin speakers, to no doubt deliver a message to the West on the Ukraine affair. The world is itching ever closer to world war, and Russia is not showing any intent to back down from this final game of “chicken” that is being played. Apparently, two Russian Satan II missiles, fired hypersonically, could destroy the entire US west coast. I imagine if that was done, the US would still fire everything it has at Russia. China might think that this is a good thing, taking out two rivals, like the old Chinese proverb goes of sitting on a mountain top watching two tigers destroy each other. But the old proverb knew nothing of radioactive fallout. Surviving Han Chinese will have to live underground for centuries if the final battle happens.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-world-war-3-b2091224.html
“A prominent Russian state television presenter has claimed World War III has already begun due to western arms support for Ukraine.
Rossiya 1 presenter Olga Skabeyeva said Russia's so-called special military operation in Ukraine was over and “a real war has started, World War III”.
She added that Moscow now had to expand its goal of “demilitarisation” to cover Nato countries.
On Monday’s edition of her programme 60 Minutes, Ms Skabeyeva said: “It's time to admit, perhaps, that Russia's special operation in Ukraine is now over in the sense that a real war has started, World War III.
“We are being forced to demilitarise, not just Ukraine but Nato as a whole.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-GzY5xL78c
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/russian-state-tv-claims-ww3-27107977