A live news broadcast on Russian state television was interrupted for several seconds Monday as a woman appeared behind the anchor holding an anti-war sign.
The woman, who has been identified as Channel One editor Marina Ovsyannikova, disrupted a newscast on her own channel by holding a sign that read,"Stop the war. Don't believe propaganda. They're lying to you," the latest demonstration of Russians protesting President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.A clip of the broadcast shared on social media shows the network quickly cutting away from the anchor as Ovsyannikova appears behind her.
Apparently, a woman just ran onto the stage during a Russian state television news broadcast with a sign that said, “Stop the war! Don’t believe propaganda! They’re lying to you here!” pic.twitter.com/nn5XWsh4WnIn a video message that appears to have been recorded before the viral protest, Ovsyannikova says her father is Ukrainian and encourages others to protest the war.
Marina Ovsyannikova, the woman who ran onto a live state TV news broadcast, even recorded a message beforehand. In it, she says her father is Ukrainian. She calls for anti-war protests, says she’s ashamed about working for Kremlin propaganda, and she denounces the war absolutely. pic.twitter.
Ovsyannikova has been detained on administrative charges, according to Russian state news agency TASS. The Meduza report notes that according to authorities, Ovsyannikova will face misdemeanor charges for violating Russia’s new ban, signed into law by Putin last week, on “disinformation” about the Russian military amid its operations in Ukraine. The crime is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
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