Opponent of war storms Russian "Tagesschau": "You are being lied to here"

Created: 03/15/2022, 08:17

Incident in the March 14 edition of the Russian program Vremya © Screenshot: Twitter @Kyra_Yarmysh

The state broadcaster under Putin's government reacted quickly - but there is a video of the incident.

And that's going around the world in the Ukraine war.

Moscow - war protest at prime time - and that on Russian state television: A demonstrator interrupted Russia's main news program with a poster and loud shouts.

After a few seconds, the "Perwy Kanal" broadcaster stopped the live broadcast and suddenly showed a report about hospitals.

The young woman suddenly appeared behind the news anchor Ekaterina Andreeva during the live broadcast "Vremya" Monday evening.

"Stop the war!" she shouted, her sign also reading: "Don't believe the propaganda.

Here you will be lied to".

Ukraine War: Live protest on Russia's state television

It is said to be Marina Ovsjannikova, an employee of the station.

The clip of the incident went viral on social media.

Classical star pianist Igor Levit, for example (34), shared it with the words "What courage really means".

Apparently, the woman previously announced her protest: According to the AFP news agency, the organization OVD-Info published a video.

In this, the demonstrator explained that her father was Ukrainian and her mother was Russian and that the war against the neighboring country was a “crime” for which Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin* was responsible.

“Unfortunately I have worked for Pervy Kanal in recent years and done propaganda for the Kremlin.

I'm very ashamed of that today," she said.

According to media reports, she has now been arrested.

War protest on state TV under Putin: TV channel speaks of "incident"

In a statement, the first Russian television channel only spoke of an “incident” during the “Vremya” program and announced an “internal review”.

According to the Tass news agency, the young woman could be prosecuted for "discrediting the use of the Russian armed forces".

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