Ukraine: What happened today, Sunday, April 24?

Over 5.1m Ukrainians have fled their homeland since the war began, according to the UN

Russian tanks roll along a street in an area controlled by Russian-backed separatist forces in Mariupol. Picture: AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov

The number of Ukrainians who have fled the country since Russia’s began on February 24 is approaching 5.2 million, the UN refugee agency has said.

More than 1,151,000 Ukrainians have left during April so far, compared with 3.4 million in the month of March alone.