Russia launched "massive" strikes across Ukraine overnight, rescue services said on Saturday (August 30, 2025), a new blow to peace efforts that drew a fresh appeal from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for U.S. and European help.

Despite a recent flurry of international efforts to broker a truce in the three-and-a-half-year conflict, led by U.S. President Donald Trump, there have been no signs of a let-up in fighting on the ground.