Journalist who protested Ukraine war on Russian state TV is fined $280

The Russian journalist who interrupted a state TV news bulletin and denounced the war in Ukraine was fined by a Russian court.

The editor at Channel One, Marina Ovsyannikova, burst onto the set of a live broadcast of the nightly news on Monday evening, holding a sign protesting the Russian invasion and shouting "stop the war."

Concerns for the journalist's safety quickly arose after a human rights lawyer said she had not been heard from for several hours. On Tuesday, a photo surfaced showing the woman with her lawyer.

A court ordered the woman to pay the fine. She made a video just before her on-air protest. It is1-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-65561-6556 Tass reported Monday that the Russian Investigative Committee had launched a preliminary inquiry into the journalist.

It was my anti-war decision. I made this decision on my own because I don't like Russia invading. The hearing was terrible, according to Ovsyannikova. She told reporters that she had gone two days without sleep and had been questioned for 14 hours.

The Kremlin spokesman called the protest hooliganism and said it would be dealt with by the network.

Marina Ovsyannikova, the editor at the state broadcaster Channel One who protested against Russian military action in Ukraine during the evening news broadcast at the station late Monday, leaves the Ostankinsky District Court.

The main news source for millions of Russians is state TV, which closely follows the Kremlin line.

The introduction of a new law designed to crack down on anti-war dissent is especially so.

The law that was passed on March 4 makes it illegal to undermine Russia's army and to spread fake news.

According to the Guardian, more than two dozen Russian media outlets have ceased operations since then. Many international news organizations and social media platforms have been banned.

Over 15000 people have been arrested for protesting the war.