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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Anna Koper and Marek Strzelecki

Poland sees signs women fleeing Ukraine may be trafficking target

FILE PHOTO: People walk with their luggage after they crossed the border from Ukraine to Poland, after fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the border checkpoint in Medyka, Poland, March 10, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo

Poland has seen indications that human traffickers may be targeting refugees fleeing the Ukraine war, officials and aid workers said on Tuesday, and although trafficking cases have not been confirmed, preventative efforts are now being put in place.

Nearly two million people, mostly women and children, have arrived in Poland since Russia mounted an invasion of Poland's eastern neighbour last month, shelling cities and killing civilians.

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