Maria Mazhitova

Maria Mazhitova is a resident of Aktau who has recently come into the news due to her distressing situation involving her former husband, who allegedly took their three-year-old child out of the country and is refusing to return him unless she renounces her rights to child support. Despite her attempts to seek assistance from government authorities and law enforcement, she reports receiving only formal responses and no substantial help. Maria, who is facing significant challenges as a mother, including the potential need to relocate to Russia for her younger child's medical treatment, is publicly appealing for support to return her son and ensure that child support obligations are enforced.