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Crowds flock outside the train station of the western city of Lviv as as many aim leave Ukraine to escape Russia's ongoing invasion of its pro-Western neighbour. The United Nations estimates that over 2 million people have fled the conflict so far. IMAGES
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs an accord to annex the occupied regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia at a treaty signing ceremony in St George’s Hall at the Kremlin. The President signs alongside the leaders of the Moscow-held regions, and in front of Russian deputies and senators. IMAGES
Civilians evacuated from Russian occupied areas, including Mariupol, arrive in Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine. The United States is warning that Moscow is preparing to formally annex regions in the country's east, while the European Union is telling member states to brace for a complete breakdown in Russian gas supplies as it prepares a new package of sanctions. IMAGES
Images at the border between Ukraine and Poland as Ukrainians enter the neighbouring country to escape the Russian invasion. Around 300,000 Ukrainians have crossed into the EU since the start of the offensive on Thursday, according to the European Commission. Half of them have come to Poland, its government said. IMAGES
Ukrainians seek shelter inside Kyiv's Zoloti Vorota metro station as Ukrainian forces fight off Russian invaders in the streets of the capital. President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Moscow of targeting civilians and called for more international sanctions. IMAGES
Demonstrators gather in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two Ukraine breakaway regions as independent and ordered in his troops, drawing wide-spread condemnation and growing fears of an all-out invasion. IMAGES