Margherita Husmanov: Last News

Ukrainian refugee camp where human trafficking is alleged to be taking place.Scott Hopkins, 54, went there to deliver toys and met medic Lidia, 27, who had also flown to help and whose dad is in the country.But he couldn’t let her stay because he feared for her safety. Six children are alleged to have been taken from the camp by trafficking gangs.Around 3,000 Ukrainian women and children are staying at the Korczowa camp on the border with Poland after fleeing the war.Scott said: “There was no way I could leave Lidia there.

Ukrainian refugees are facing fears of an increase in sex trade activity after United Nations officials issued a warning for the dangers of trafficking rings in warfare.The UN says that close to ten million Ukrainians have fled the country with women and children making up the bulk of the war-torn state which has been invaded by Russian forces.UN Secretary General António Guterres warned that Ukrainian refugees may face danger outside of the country they had fled, with the peril of sex trafficking a possibility. Guterres said: "For predators and human traffickers, the war in Ukraine is not a tragedy. It's an opportunity - and women and children are the targets." Kyiv refugee Margherita Husmanov decided to stay at the border to help fellow refugees who could fall into the wrong hands, saying that she felt vulnerable and that's "especially why I worry about their safety"."The women and children come here from a terrible war," she added.