In the latest news, the woman from Dnipro, Ukraine, was found guilty of human trafficking involving a minor and has been given an eight-year prison sentence by the Prosecutor General’s Office. She was arrested while trying to sell her two-year-old son for one million hryvnias to someone she knew. The mother claimed that she wanted to sell her son because he was causing disruptions in her personal life, and she planned to use the money for starting a business.

During the attempted transaction, police intervened and apprehended the woman as she exchanged her child for cash. She was seen being handcuffed while officers counted the money, and social services took custody of the child. The authorities have confirmed that the woman was convicted under Ukrainian law for trafficking a minor. The child received medical attention and is now in the care of social services.

Similarly, a separate incident in Moscow involved a 23-year-old woman who tried to sell her week-old baby for a significant amount of money. She was arrested after accepting payment from undercover agents posing as buyers. This woman, too, viewed her children as obstacles to her personal life and sought to sell them to pursue relationships.

NGO activists stepped in to prevent the sale and authorities charged her with attempting to sell a minor. The woman admitted her wrongdoing and faced potential imprisonment. These cases highlight the ongoing issue of child trafficking, prompting law enforcement and social services to intervene to protect the welfare of minors.