The journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who became known for her criticism of the war on Russian state television, has fled Russia, according to her lawyer. Ovsyannikova was “forced” to leave the country and is now “under the protection of one of the European countries”. According to her lawyer Dmitry Sakhvatov, the news agency Ria Novosti said on Monday in Moscow.
The employee of the first channel, who was previously considered to be loyal to the line held an anti-war poster up to the camera in a news program in mid-March. After that she stayed abroad for a few months and worked part-time for the German newspaper World. In mid-July, within sight of the Kremlin, they again protested against the war. She was charged with spreading alleged misinformation about the Russian army. According to the Interfax agency, she faces between five and ten years in prison. According to Russian media, a court in Moscow ruled on Monday that Ovsyannikova’s children should live with their father. However, the daughter had already left the country with her mother. The journalist’s eldest son spoke out in favor of living with his father during the trial, it said.