Editor stages anti-war protest during Russian news broadcast

An editor at Channel One staged an anti-war protest during a live broadcast. As the nightly news was read, Marina Ovsyannikova held up a sign that said "No war, stop the war, don't believe the propaganda, they are lying to you here."

The news anchor tried to continue the broadcast while she spoke in protest. The channel switched to a pre- recorded segment.

The video went viral and was picked up by international media after being posted on the senator's account.

The woman is believed to be in police custody.

State media in Russia continue to refer to the war as a special military operation, even though the Russian government recently passed legislation making it illegal for state media to call it an invasion.

A pre-recorded video of herself calling the war in Ukraine a crime was released before the demonstration.

I let lies be told through the television screen. She said that she was sad that she allowed Russian people to beombified.

In the clip, released through human rights group OVD-Info, the woman wore a necklace that reflected the Ukrainian flag. She talked about how her father is Ukranian and her mother is Russian.

She was thanked in Ukrainian, Russian, and English on the editor's Facebook page.