Did you miss the latest events on the war in Ukraine? 20 Minutes takes stock for you every evening. Here is the gist of this Tuesday, November 3, 2026, on the 1,714th day of the conflict.
Fact of the day
The toll continues to rise the day after a Russian attack in the town of Komychouvakha, around fifteen kilometers from the front in the Zaporizhia region, during a distribution of humanitarian aid. At least 33 civilians have been declared dead, according to the latest report from the Ukrainian authorities.
And the worst is still to be feared since more than 50 people are still under the rubble, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. According to him, this “terrible strike” is “one of the biggest massacres perpetrated by the Russians since the start of this war”.
The UN human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, for its part, accused the Russian army of serious negligence on Tuesday. According to the UN, this distribution of humanitarian aid was announced by the authorities “on a social network account with nearly 5,000 subscribers”, specifying the place and time. The images released by the Ukrainian authorities “confirm the use of powerful aerial bombs”, a devastating weapon massively used by the Russian army on the front, underlines the UN.
The trend
The Kremlin confirmed this Tuesday that a Russian delegation will participate in Abu Dhabi, on November 10 and 11, in new trilateral negotiations with kyiv and Washington to try to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Ukraine. American envoy Steve Witkoff announced on Monday that these negotiations would be held in the United Arab Emirates.
For her part, Melania Trump announced this Tuesday that she would “personally bring together representatives of Russia and Ukraine at the White House.” “This event represents an extraordinary moment in American history,” continues the Office of the First Lady of the United States. However, no details were given on the composition of the delegations or on the modalities of the meeting, but Melania Trump is due to speak on Thursday morning.
Today's statement
“It is important that Russia finally engages in serious negotiations on a ceasefire and, secondly, on a peace agreement. Right now, I don't see that happening."
The lyrics are by Friedrich Merz. The German Chancellor, who received Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin on Tuesday, judged that Moscow still does not seem to want to engage in serious peace negotiations with Ukraine.
He also said that if US President Donald Trump invites Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami, Volodymyr Zelensky should also be invited. “If we have to discuss Ukraine, the Ukrainian president must be present at the negotiating table,” he insisted.
The number of the day
2,800. This is the number of international soldiers, including 1,100 French, united within the Multinational Force for Ukraine (MNF-U). They will carry out a full-scale exercise in Poland from November 9 to 22 intended to test their ability to deploy and operate together on the ground, France and the United Kingdom, who lead the coalition, announced this Tuesday.
The soldiers will be deployed in the town of Nowa Deba, an important military training center located around a hundred kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
Turkey, at the head of the maritime component of the coalition to be deployed once hostilities between Russia and Ukraine have ended, will conduct a simulation exercise to secure the Black Sea, according to the French Ministry of the Armed Forces.
