Sitrep: 'The law is being broken in every way' on mobilisation in Russia
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"The Russians continue to hold ground when it doesn't make any sense for them to," an urban war expert said.
It was the first time Mr Putin himself made the dirty bomb allegation, which his officials have been repeating since last week.
In an update on Twitter, the MOD said this will make it harder for Moscow to "insulate Russian society" from the invasion of Ukraine.
"This is simply Russian scare tactics reflecting weakness on the conventional battlefield," according to a nuclear weapons expert.
Ukraine is "in the position to keep that offensive going, keep wearing down the Russians", according to a military expert.
Russia has likely lost the aircraft "from Ukrainian man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS)", the UK's Ministry of Defence says.
The Chief of the Defence Staff spoke with his Russian counterpart at the request of the Russian defence ministry, a spokesman said.
The aircraft was reportedly brought down by Ukrainian forces this summer.
The reporting names provide a convenient and recognisable English language handle for communicating aircraft types.
The Surface Launched Missile system is capable of stopping cruise missile strikes on Ukrainian cities.
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace strongly rejected Mr Shoigu's claim and warned Moscow against using it as a pretext for escalation.
It is the second incident in less than a week in which a Russian warplane has crashed in a residential area.
It comes as Ukraine says its forces have continued their counter-offensives in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions.
Kherson has been in Russian hands since the early days of the invasion, but now faces a Ukrainian counter-offensive.
Ukrainian air defences have tried to shoot down drones and incoming missiles.