Russian strike on Kamianske kills five as US envoys visit Moscow

September 5, 2026 at 03:27 PM2 min

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A Russian attack on Kamianske in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region killed five people and injured five others on Saturday. The strike came hours after Ukrainian forces were ordered to observe a three-day ceasefire as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited Moscow. A separate IAEA-brokered ceasefire was announced to allow repairs at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant.

Key Facts

Governor Oleksandr Hanzha reported that the attack on Kamianske killed five people and injured five others.
The Ukrainian ceasefire order was scheduled to start at midnight on September 5 and last until 23:59 on September 8.
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been without external power since August 20 and relies on emergency diesel generators.
In the Odesa region, three people were injured, including a 17-year-old boy.

Kamianske Strike

Russia attacked the city of Kamianske in southeastern Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region on Saturday morning. Governor Oleksandr Hanzha said the attack killed five people and injured five others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X that the Russians struck a civilian enterprise in Kamianske. Zelenskyy added that there were also demonstrative Russian strikes on airports in Kyiv and Boryspil overnight.

Ceasefire Order

Ukrainian armed forces were ordered to follow a three-day ceasefire as US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travel to Kyiv on Sunday and Moscow on Saturday. Ukrainian media outlet Ukrainska Pravda reported that the ceasefire was scheduled to start at midnight on September 5 and last until 23:59 on September 8. People's Deputy Oleksiy Honcharenko wrote on Telegram that the military confirms a ceasefire order has been received, covering ground, air, and sea. However, the order did not stop Russian attacks from continuing overnight, according to Interfax Ukraine. Ukraine's Armed Forces clarified that they did not have to order the temporary ceasefire on the front lines because Russia had not stopped its aggression.

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant

A separate local ceasefire was reportedly brokered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to enable repairs for the restoration of external power to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The Russian-controlled plant has been without external power since August 20 and has relied on emergency diesel generators to cool its vital safety systems. The IAEA said on Saturday that the ceasefire was arranged to allow the repairs.