Russian Strikes Kill 8 and Injure 69 Across Ukraine During US Envoys Visit
Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least eight people and injured 69 others over the past day, even as a temporary pause on attacks against the capitals of Kyiv and Moscow was in effect during a visit by US President Donald Trump’s envoys. [1]
Casualties and Damage from Russian Strikes
Russian attacks killed at least eight people and injured 69 others across Ukraine over the past day according to Ukrainian authorities. [1] In Dnipro a Russian strike hit warehouses of a logistics company killing a 69-year-old man and injuring three others. [2] The man worked at a garage destroyed by the strike and two people were initially reported injured with the total later rising to three men taken to hospital. [2] Firefighters were deployed in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast to extinguish large fires following the attacks. [4] No casualties were reported in Kyiv Oblast at the time of publication though the region came under attack. [4]
Scale of Overnight Aerial Assault
Russia launched 108 drones and six S8000 Banderol missiles overnight. [1] Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 82 drones and all six missiles. [1] Russian missiles and drones struck 11 locations while debris from intercepted targets fell at seven locations. [1] The Ukrainian Air Force reported the launch of 108 drones against Ukraine overnight with air defenses intercepting 82 drones and the six missiles. [4] Strikes hit 11 locations and debris fell at seven others according to the report. [1]
Russian strike hits logistics company warehouses in Dnipro, killing one and injuring three. — Source: ukrainskapravda
Temporary Pause on Capital Strikes
The temporary arrangement covers aerial attacks against Moscow and Kyiv but does not amount to a broader ceasefire. [1] Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on September 5 that Russian forces would not strike Kyiv for three days beginning at midnight. [1] Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine was prepared to refrain from attacking Moscow through the end of September 7. [1] Ukraine had proposed a wider three-day halt covering fighting along the front line as well but Putin said Russia had not agreed to the proposal. [1] Officials reported no overnight strikes on Kyiv city although Kyiv Oblast came under attack. [1]
US Envoys’ Diplomatic Visit
US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow before traveling by rail to Kyiv on September 6 for talks with Ukrainian officials. [1] The two envoys arrived a day after holding more than three hours of discussions with Putin. [1] A White House official said the talks covered substantive plans for next steps that would be announced in the coming weeks. [1] Zelenskyy said the Russians prevented the envoys from landing by plane at a prepared airport forcing rail travel. [3] Ukraine had prepared to receive the envoys at an airport but the strikes showed they could not land or use an aircraft. [3] The White House described the Moscow discussions as focused on substantive plans for next steps. [1] Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov called the talks substantive constructive and extremely frank. [1]
Zelenskyy meets US envoys Witkoff and Kushner who traveled to Ukraine by rail. — Source: ukrainskapravda
Regional Breakdown of Attacks
In Kharkiv Oblast four people were killed and eight injured as a result of Russian attacks including an 11-year-old boy and a 19-year-old woman in the town of Chuhuiv. [4] In Kherson Oblast three people were killed and a further 19 were injured including two children. [4] Russia killed one person and injured a further 25 in Zaporizhzhia Oblast with attacks later in the morning injuring two women. [4] In Mykolaiv Oblast Russian Shahed drone attacks on transport infrastructure killed one driver in the Halytsynove community. [4] Russia injured two people in Donetsk Oblast and forced a further 915 people including 136 children to be evacuated from front-line areas. [4] Seven people among whom was one child were injured by falling debris from a Russian drone in Khmelnytskyi Oblast. [4] Three people were injured in Odesa Oblast on the morning of September 6. [4] Cherkasy Oblast Poltava Oblast and Sumy Oblast were also attacked but no significant damage was reported. [4]
Context of Ongoing Aerial Campaign
Russian forces nevertheless continued attacks elsewhere in Ukraine outside the capitals. [1] The continued Russian strikes underline the limits of the temporary capital arrangement with fighting and aerial attacks continuing across other parts of Ukraine even as Washington attempts to broker a wider settlement. [1] Zelenskyy convened Ukraine’s negotiating team and said Kyiv was prepared for a substantive and realistic discussion. [1] He said Ukraine wanted to end the war but also needed security guarantees and a dignified post-war peace. [1] Putin said Russia expected to achieve its objectives and maintained that the root causes of the war needed to be addressed. [1]
What to watch next: The White House has signalled that discussions on possible next steps will continue with substantive plans for next steps to be announced in the coming weeks.
