Budanov: World War III has been underway for some time already

Budanov made this statement while answering questions from journalists, according to Ukrinform.

When asked to clarify whether current global events could already be called World War III, Budanov said, “It has been underway for quite some time.”

In his view, it began in Ukraine.

As reported, on February 24, 2022, at around 3:40 a.m., the first column of Russian tanks entered the Luhansk region, and Ukrainians in many cities were awakened by the first enemy missile strikes. Over four years of full-scale war, Ukraine has inflicted significant losses on Russia in terms of both manpower and military equipment and vehicles.

Overall, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine began in February 2014, when Russia occupied Ukraine’s Crimea.