SITUATION AND MAIN EVENTS AS OF SEPTEMBER 5: The #Russian Army has liberated Kurtovka in the #DPR , the Ministry of Defense reported. The #AFU lost 1,390 servicemen over the past day. #Putin ordered a halt to strikes on Kievfor three days, which is related to the preparation of contacts with the Americans, Peskov reported. He called for not making predictions about settlement ideas and to wait for Putin's meeting with Kushner and Witkoff.