Concern Grows over Traffickers Targeting Ukrainian Refugees

05 March 2022, Poland, Medyka: A journalist with a hard hat in his luggage walks past refugees at the Ukrainian-Polish border. More than a million people have fled Ukraine to the neighboring countries due to the Russian invasion. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa

One man was detained in Poland suspected of raping a 19-year-old refugee he’d lured with offers of shelter after she fled war-torn Ukraine. Another was overheard promising work and a room to a 16-year-old girl before authorities intervened.

Another case inside a refugee camp at Poland’s Medyka border, raised suspicions when a man was offering help only to women and children. When questioned by police, he changed his story, AFP said.