Journalist Arrested After Interrupting Russian State Television to Protest Against War in Ukraine: Reports

An image of Russian Channel One employee Marina Ovsyannikova entering Ostankino on-air TV studio in Moscow during Russia's most-watched evening news broadcast on March 14, holding up a poster that reads as "No War" and condemning Moscow's military action in Ukraine, taken on March 15, 2022. AFP via Getty Images

A journalist at one of Russian state television’s biggest channels has reportedly been arrested after protesting against the Moscow-led invasion of Ukraine live on the show.

The woman, identified by multiple reports as Marina Ovsyannikova, allegedly works as an editor at Russia’s state TV flagship program, Channel One.