‘Scared for our lives’: grave concerns over safety of refugees detained by Ukraine

Campaigners are calling for the release of all foreign nationals being held, as conditions deteriorate after the Russian invasion

Human rights groups are calling for the urgent release of detainees in Ukrainian immigration centres, after allegations that conditions have dangerously deteriorated since the Russian invasion in February.

At least 45 people are thought to remain in the EU-funded Zhuravychi migrant accommodation centre, a former army barracks situated in a pine forest in the Volyn province, according to the international NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW).