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Ukraine’s General Staff explains why the ceasefire did not take effect along the front

From Ukrainska Pravda · () Ukrainian

Translated from Ukrainian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Ukraine’s General Staff said fighting continues along the line of contact because Russian forces have not stopped their aggression.
  • It said a ceasefire cannot be unilateral or asymmetrical because that would endanger Ukrainian service members.
  • Ukrainian defence forces continue their assigned operations, after orders to observe a temporary ceasefire from September 5 to September 8.

Fighting continues along the line of contact because, Ukraine’s General Staff said, Russian forces have not stopped their aggression against Ukraine.

“A ceasefire cannot be unilateral or asymmetrical, otherwise it would pose a threat to the lives and health of our service members,” the Main Communications Directorate said in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda.

The statement added that Ukraine’s Armed Forces were continuing to carry out their assigned tasks to defend the country according to plan. It said the defensive operation was therefore continuing in full.

Ukrainska Pravda reported that Ukrainian authorities had sought to introduce a temporary ceasefire ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump’s special envoys. Ukrainian defence units were ordered to observe the ceasefire from midnight on September 5 until 11:59 p.m. on September 8.

A ceasefire cannot be unilateral or asymmetrical, otherwise it would pose a threat to the lives and health of our service members.

· Ukraine’s Main Communications DirectorateThe General Staff explained why Ukrainian forces continued their defensive operations.
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Originally published by Ukrainska Pravda in Ukrainian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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