As millions of women and children flee across Ukraine's borders in the face of Russian aggression, concerns are growing over how to protect the most vulnerable refugees from becoming victims of human traffickers or other forms of exploitation.
Berlin Police have warned women and children against accepting offers of overnight staysThe UN refugee agency says more than 2.5 million people, including more than a million children, have already fled war-torn Ukraine in what has become an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Europe and its fastest exodus since World War II.
From free shelter to free transport to work opportunities and other forms of assistance, help isn't far away, but neither are the risks.
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