A leading Russian television presenter has claimed that World War Three has already begun in a chilling statement following the sinking of the Moskva on Thursday.
The Kremlin received the latest blow after losing another high flying GRU military intelligence agent in Ukraine.
TV host Olga Skabeyeva told Rossiya 1 channel viewers that "what it's escalated into can safely be called World War Three", adding: "that's entirely for sure."