President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a joint press conference with President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Oct. 31, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Burak Kara/Getty Images)
President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to visit Berlin later today, on Nov. 3, according to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
Merz announced Zelensky's anticipated visit in a speech at the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the German news channel ZDFheute reported.
The Berlin Security Conference also begins on Nov. 3, but Kyiv has not yet commented publicly on the reasons for Zelensky's visit.
The trip will come days before another round of peace negotiations between Kyiv, Moscow, and Washington.
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced on Nov. 3 that new rounds of trilateral peace negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. will be held on Nov. 10-11 in Abu Dhabi.
Yevgeniya Doluda is a reporter at the Kyiv Independent. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in journalism, politics, and history from City St. George’s University of London. Yevgeniya previously worked and volunteered with non-profit organizations in Europe and had her work published in RTL. In addition to Ukrainian, she also speaks Spanish and French.
Forty-eight people remained missing as search and rescue operations continued at the site of the Russian attack on the morning of Nov. 3, Governor Mykhailo Semikin said.
According to RMF FM, Polish military intelligence and allied intelligence services warned last week that acts of sabotage could occur near the Russian border, potentially including incursions by armed groups.
Ukraine has repeatedly targeted the facility, including most recently, a Sept. 17 strike that damaged its AVT-3 crude oil processing unit, according to Ukraine's General Staff.
With the decree, a newly established government commission will have the authority to claim reserved capacity, which must be made accessible within 24 hours of the government's notification.
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced on Nov. 3 that new rounds of trilateral peace negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S. will be held on Nov. 10 in Abu Dhabi.
Late on Nov. 1, Ukraine's Air Alert app, which provides vital updates to citizens about incoming Russian strikes, was hacked. Hours after the false warnings were sent to Ukrainian citizens' phones, Russia's own air raid alert system began to show signs of being compromised.
The exact number of people still remaining in Oleshky cannot currently be verified, Lubinets said, answering a question from the Kyiv Independent. Ukraine also cannot reveal the number of evacuees as stipulated by an agreement with Russia, he added.
Meanwhile, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with Fox News that Ukraine would welcome further humanitarian ceasefires in other parts of the front line.
The Joint Group of Forces, the command currently fighting in Ukraine, would be exempted from the rule and receive their December pay before the new year, Verstka said.
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