Putin tells US envoys Kyiv was not hit despite air raid alerts

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin told Trump's special envoys at the Kremlin that no strikes on Kyiv had been carried out since midnight, despite air raid alerts sounding throughout the day on September 5. Putin made the claim during a meeting with US presidential envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. However, Kyiv and the region experienced repeated air raid alerts due to drone threats, with the city remaining under danger even without direct hits. The Kyiv regional administration reported casualties in Buchansky district and damage to 28 objects across five districts. President Volodymyr Zelensky announced mutual agreement with Russia to refrain from strikes on Kyiv and Moscow during US-mediated talks, though the arrangement excludes the broader Kyiv region.