Russia rejects ceasefire as fighting continues on the front line

Fighting continues on the front line despite Ukraine's initiative to implement a ceasefire from September 5 to 9, as confirmed by the Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff on Saturday, September 5. Russia has rejected the idea of a temporary truce. The General Staff stated that a ceasefire cannot be unilateral or asymmetric, as it would endanger the lives of Ukrainian servicemen, so defense operation tasks are being fully executed. Commander Dmitro Filatov noted an order to avoid strikes on operational depth, but no restrictions were imposed on tactical-level fire and combat actions. Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed its refusal of the silence regime, reporting overnight combined strikes on industrial facilities in Dnipropetrovsk, logistics centers, and power substations in Mykolaev and Odesa regions, without mentioning civilian casualties. Ukraine had paused long-range strikes to ensure normal functioning of Russian airspace ahead of US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's visit.