An editor at the Russian state-run network Channel One crashed a news broadcast in protest of the ongoing invasion and ground war in Ukraine Monday, March 14.
Marina Ovsyannikova made her bold protest on a live evening newscast, appearing suddenly behind an anchor while holding a sign that read, “No War,” in English, followed by the following text, translated from Russian: “Stop the war. Don’t believe the propaganda. They are lying to you.” Ovsyannikova also appeared to be chanting, “Stop the war! No to war!” in Russian before the camera cut away from her.
According to tweets from Pavel Chikov, a Russian lawyer and human rights activist, Ovsyannikova was taken into custody by police in Moscow. Chikov also said Ovsyannikova’s lawyer will be Daniil Berman, attorney who was arrested himself in May 2020 for protesting against the use of force by the police on other…
