Ukraine's defence forces ordered to observe temporary ceasefire on line of contact – sources
Units of Ukraine's defence forces have been ordered to observe a ceasefire along the line of contact from 00:00 on 5 September until 23:59 on 8 September.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda sources in several brigades operating in different areas; a senior source in Ukraine's security and defence sector
Details: According to the sources, defence forces units have been ordered to observe a ceasefire from 00:00 on 5 September until 23:59 on 8 September.
The sources said this was a proposal from the Ukrainian side, but no agreement had been reached at the time of publication.
Update: Meanwhile, an air-raid warning was issued in Kyiv at 00:00 on 5 September. The Air Force reported jet-powered UAVs over Kyiv and Kharkiv oblasts.
Air defence activity could also be heard in Kyiv after midnight.
Background:
- US President Donald Trump's special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would travel to Moscow and Kyiv this weekend for talks on ending the war.
- President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine would ensure the "normal functioning of Russian airspace" during Witkoff and Kushner's visits to Moscow and Kyiv.
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