The Russia-Ukraine war was the beginning of a nightmare life for those who were left behind besides the painful losses. 4 million Ukrainians, who left their country to escape the bombs, have to deal with completely different challenges. Ukrainian refugee women fleeing the Russian occupation are the target of prostitution gangs in Europe.
INCREDIBLE TRAPS FROM PROSTITUTE gangs
Many Ukrainian women, who go to Western European countries in the hope of a safe life, struggle with the blood-curdling traps of prostitution gangs. According to the news in the Daily Mail; one of those women is Julia Skubenko, 30 years old. Skubenko, who wanted to escape the war in her country and breathe in England, became a member of Facebook groups to find a safe place to stay here. Skubenko, who introduced himself on Facebook after the human tragedy in his country, shared his other social media accounts and even his mobile phone number. All She wanted was to find a safe place for herself, She. But things didn’t go quite as she expected, she.
“I HAVE TO DO THIS”
Introducing himself in the Facebook group with 18 thousand members, Skubenko expressed his feelings in the message he wrote. He told his life story in his message, which he started by saying, “I never dreamed that I would have to move to England one day, but I have to do this, I have to start life over.” In her message, the young woman told that she was born in a poor village, moved to Kiev, the capital of her country when she grew up, and started working in a cleaning business there, and even started her own business.
Sharing that he wants to move to England to start life over, Skubenko even wrote in his message that he loves horseback riding, dancing and reading books. This message, in which the 30-year-old young woman told only herself and her life story, attracted great attention, but the messages she received were not at all what she expected.
THEY SENT MESSAGES ‘MARRY ME’
Many men texted Julia Skubenko, who was looking for a safe place to stay to start life over. Many of these messages were of the kind that would deeply disappoint the young woman. In a short time, the young woman’s message box was filled with messages saying “Marry me”, which became ugly enough to reach harassment. Julia Skubenko responded to each of these messages one by one. Saying “I want to stay in the houses where women live” to all the marriage proposals that came to him, Skubenko was shocked by the message sent by a wealthy businessman.
Skubenko noted that this insistent man said to her, “What a shame… We could have started a family with you,” the young woman said. Skubenko shared her disappointment, saying, “All this happened only after a post where I told my own life story with a smile on my face despite all the pain inside me. I am in great concern for the girls in my country, for the Ukrainian women.”
£350 MONTHLY TO BRITISH WHO OPENED THEIR HOME TO UKRAINIAN REFUGEES
After many ugly messages, Skubenko found a safe home just when she lost hope. But other Ukrainian women are not as lucky as her. Many Ukrainian women, such as Julia Skubenko, are thought to have encountered messages of harassment on social media. The most important reason that feeds this idea is the new visa program launched by the UK. The British government, which has been criticized for being slow in opening its doors to Ukrainian refugees, recently announced that it has launched a new visa program to allow more Ukrainians to come to the country.
Within the scope of the new visa program, it was announced that British citizens who opened their homes to Ukrainian refugees would be given 350 pounds (about 6 thousand 750 TL) per month. The British government’s visa plan has been criticized by experts. Experts, who find it right to open the doors to Ukrainian refugees, but argue that there will be many abuses with this plan, warned that many defenseless Ukrainian refugees will become the target of prostitution gangs.