MOSCOW, April 8. /TASS/. Data coming out of Ukraine shows that children are indeed trafficked in the country, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing.
"The National Social Service of Ukraine confirms that the country has a child trafficking problem," the diplomat noted. "So, according to this same Ukrainian service, in 2025, 8 children were victimized, in 2024 - 10, in 2023 - 118, and in 2022 - 3." Zakharova emphasized that the Russian side has repeatedly drawn attention to this problem. Furthermore, she noted, it is no secret that Ukraine is one of the world leaders in black market organ transplants and human trafficking.
"Of course, children have turned out to be the most vulnerable group," Zakharova continued. "And not just children, but orphaned children, who the Kiev regime treats like 'parcels,' sending them abroad under the guise of humanitarian actions for their own supposed benefit. After that, there’s no trace of these children at all."
The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman noted that journalistic investigations have repeatedly uncovered facts of "illegal export of underage Ukrainian citizens to EU countries and the US, where they are sometimes adopted by same-sex families."
