Over 415,800 people flee fighting in east Ukraine: UNHCR

At least 415,800 people have fled their homes due to fighting in eastern Ukraine, the UN refugee agency said today.
About 190,000 have been displaced within Ukraine, while 197,400 have fled to Russia and others to Poland and Belarus, said United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), adding that the figures could be higher since there is no centralised registration system.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's teetering economy continued to suffer with the national currency sinking to a record low against the dollar. The Hryvnia stood at 13.22 against the dollar as urgent attempts by the central bank to stop the slide failed to calm nerves.

There seemed to be some signs of progress in the week-long saga that has seen some 300 Russian lorries with humanitarian aid parked up at the border with Ukraine's Lugansk region.
Kiev fears that the convoy may be attacked if allowed to cross into rebel territory and could give the Kremlin a pretext to invade.
Russia today said that it had agreed with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to "begin movement" of the convoy despite worries over safety guarantees.