IN PICTURES: Day five of war

The war in Ukraine entered a fifth day on Monday.

In Kyiv, residents emerged on Monday morning from a weekend-long curfew, as shelling and blasts were heard in the capital and in cities across the country before dawn.

The capital's medical facilities are having to adapt amid the ongoing invasion.

Reports suggested that more than 500,000 people have now fled the country, as Ukrainians and citizens from other countries continued to cross borders into Eastern Europe.

The Russian army announced that Ukrainian civilians could 'freely' leave Kyiv and claimed its air force dominated Ukraine's skies.

Below are some of the latest AFP pictures on the conflict:

A man sits at Kyiv's Independence Square, an iconic place for Ukrainians, on February 28, 2022 — A man sits in Kyiv's Independence Square, an iconic place for Ukrainians, on 28 February 2022

People unload water from an ambulance at the pediatric hospital in Kyiv on 28 February 2022 — People unload water from an ambulance at the pediatric hospital in Kyiv, on 28 February 2022

A child struggling with cancer sleeps on a sofa after being evacuated to the basement of the oncology centre which is being used as a bomb shelter in Kyiv on February 28 2022 — A child struggling with cancer sleeps on a sofa after being evacuated to the basement of the oncology centre which is being used as a bomb shelter in Kyiv, on 28 February 2022

Fleeing from Kyiv, university students from India cross the border by foot in Barabas, Hungary, on February 28 2022 — Fleeing from Kyiv, university students from India cross the border by foot in Barabas, Hungary, on 28 February 2022