A viral tweet claims that Russia is on the verge of firing the first nuclear weapon of World War III. Verdict: Misleading There is no evidence that Russia is about to fire a nuclear weapon. The image used in the tweet is from a 2022 Russian missile drill and does not reflect current events.

Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK and former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, believes that with the direct involvement of Russia's autocratic allies in the war against Ukraine,

Former Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny asserts that the Third World War has begun, citing the involvement of Russia, the US, and global players like North Korea and Iran in the Ukraine conflict.

World War III began when the aggressor country russia involved its allies in hostilities against Ukraine.The former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of

Russia has removed a senior commander from his post for making false claims about the progress of the war in some parts of eastern Ukraine, according to military bloggers and Russian media.

The Financial Times has reported that Russia has been recruiting Houthi rebels from Yemen to fight Ukraine. Young men from Yemen, who travelled to Russia, told the Financial Times that they were promised high-salaried employment and Russian citizenship.