Ukrainian military units have been ordered to observe a ceasefire along the line of contact from 00:00 on September 5 to 23:59 on September 8, Ukrainska Pravda reported, citing sources in several brigades on different fronts and an unnamed senior official in the security sector. Ukrainian authorities have not officially confirmed the information.
The order is a unilateral initiative by the Ukrainian side, and Kyiv expects a response from Moscow about halting strikes in the air, the outlet Novyny Live reported. Ukrainian parliament member Oleksiy Honcharenko wrote on Telegram that the ceasefire order applies “everywhere: on land, in the air, and at sea.”
However, on the evening of September 5, the Ukrainian Armed Forces press service told Ukrainska Pravda that the ceasefire regime is not being observed because of Russia. “A ceasefire regime cannot be unilateral or asymmetrical, otherwise it will pose a danger to the lives and health of our servicemen. Therefore, the tasks of the defense operation are currently being carried out in full,” the Ukrainian journalists quoted their source as saying.
On September 4, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced his intention to suspend air strikes on Russia. He promised to ensure the “normal functioning of Russian airspace” during the visit to Moscow of American negotiators — U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. They are expected to visit Moscow on September 5 and Kyiv the following day. “We care about them, not about Russia. There will be no air strikes from our side,” Zelensky said. Moscow has not commented on the proposal.
Earlier, Trump told a briefing at the White House that his representatives would bring to Moscow a new plan with possible conditions for ending the war. He did not disclose details of the document but expressed the view that the plan has “good chances” of success.