\u2014 Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) September 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The strikes come despite a message from Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky saying that Ukraine would halt air attacks during the visit of Mr Witkoff and Mr Kushner and urging Moscow to do the same.<\/p>\n \u201cJust as we did during previous diplomatic visits by the American side, we will ensure the normal functioning of Russian airspace so that the negotiators can arrive safely,\u201d Mr Zelensky said in a post on social media.<\/p>\n \u201cThere will be no airstrikes from our side, and Russia must do the same, ensuring there are no air strikes from its side for the time needed to hold these talks and handle the logistical matters related to this American visit.\u201d<\/p>\n Russian attacks killed four people and wounded five more at an industrial facility in Ukraine\u2019s southern Dnipropetrovsk region, local military administration head Oleksandr Hanzha said.<\/p>\n A 62-year-old man was also wounded and several private homes and an apartment building were damaged in a separate attack on the region\u2019s Nikopol district, he said.<\/p>\n Russia\u2019s ministry of defence said it had carried out strikes on two metallurgical plants in the region, describing them as \u201cmajor suppliers of metal products for Ukraine\u2019s military production\u201d.<\/p>\n A further two people were wounded in an overnight Russian attack on Ukraine\u2019s Kyiv region, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration. In the Boryspil district, a fire sparked by a strike partially destroyed a nine-storey residential building.<\/p>\n Today, it has been clearly established that U.S. envoys will be in Ukraine and Russia in the coming days. We have the details from the U.S. President\u2019s team. We discussed today that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow and then Kyiv on Sunday. We are preparing for\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/MTehI6o2uw<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) September 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Russian forces also repeatedly struck a shopping centre in the southern Mykolaiv region with drones overnight, damaging retail premises and sparking fires, Ukraine\u2019s state emergency services said.<\/p>\n A 72-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were hurt.<\/p>\n Emergency crews responding to the incident were repeatedly forced to withdraw to safety because of the threat of further strikes, returning whenever conditions allowed, the emergency services said.<\/p>\n Russia launched ballistic missiles from its Rostov and Voronezh regions and deployed 167 attack drones overnight, Ukraine\u2019s Air Force said.<\/p>\n The drones included Shahed-type aircraft \u2014 around half of them jet-powered \u2014 as well as Geran and decoy drones. Ukrainian air defences shot down or suppressed 128 drones, according to the Air Force.<\/p>\n Elsewhere, Ukrainian attacks wounded three people, including a 14-year-old girl, in Russia\u2019s border region of Belgorod, local officials said.<\/p>\n In a statement, Russia\u2019s ministry of defence said that its forces had shot down 53 Ukrainian drones overnight.<\/p>\n![\"It](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/E6SDYFT45RPMPLXEETR4FG7QQM.jpg\")
It is hoped a diplomatic solution can be found (AP) (Francisco Seco\/AP Photo\/Francisco Seco) <\/p>\n