That debate on Russian TV had no sound so I can't tell whether they were saying "war" or not. Generally, media say "special military operation", but "military" and "war" is the same word in Russian, so they literally say "special wary operation", thus actually using the word "war". At work we use the terms "before all those events" and "after all those events" to describe pre- and post- 02/24 world. When I talk with my wife we say "war". My six year old says kids use the word "war" in pre-school.
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