According to information received by Interpol, several smugglers have been waiting at human border crossings to take advantage of those fleeing Ukraine.
We gathered the key news from last night and last night in connection with the war in Ukraine.
CNN sources: Kherson is still under Russian control
– I saw them [venäläiset] today at the gun shop, possibly looking for vegetables to buy, said one of those interviewed on Friday night.
Numerous media outlets reported earlier on Friday, citing U.S. Department of Defense sources, that Kherson was no longer fully under Russian control.
According to sources interviewed by CNN, Russian troops have lost control of some villages in the area.
Kherson is the only major city in Ukraine that Russia has taken control of during its more than a month-long attack.
Ukraine wants a list of Mariupol residents “exported to Russia”
Ukraine is urging the International Committee of the Red Cross to obtain from Russia a list of Mariupol residents who have been sent to Russia.
Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Irina Vereshchu demands that all Ukrainians transferred to Russia be offered the opportunity to return to the country. According to the Ukrainian newspaper The Kyiv Independent.
According to Ukraine, thousands of residents of Mariupol have been forcibly deported to Russia. Ukraine believes that Russia holds Ukrainian civilians hostage and a means of political negotiation.
Russia, for its part, has said that the individuals moved to Russia voluntarily.
Interpol to Moldova to help prevent human trafficking
According to information received by Interpol, several smugglers have been waiting at human border crossings to take advantage of those fleeing Ukraine. According to Interpol, children and minors traveling without adults are particularly vulnerable.
According to a database by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 370,000 people have fled across the Ukrainian border into Moldova. With a population of about 2.5 million, Moldova is one of the poorest countries in Europe.