Russia's state-run RIA Novosti reporting that Chief of the General Staff General Valery Gerasimov has held a call with his UK counterpart regarding Russian allegations that Ukraine is prepared to use a 'dirty bomb' as part of its offensive to regain annexed territory.
- The call between military officials follows the calls over the weekend between Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and his US, UK, French, and Turkish counterparts on the same issue.
- The accusations that Ukraine would use conventional explosives laced with radioactive material have been roundly rejected by western leaders, with the US' Lloyd Austin III and UK's Ben Wallace stating that the unfounded Russian allegations cannot be used as a pretext for further escalation of the conflict.