Russian On-air Protester Fined, Faces Possible Prison Term
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 March 14, leaves the Ostankinsky District Court after being fined for 30,000 rubles (about $270) for breaching protest laws in Moscow on March 15, 2022. AFP via Getty Images
NEW YORK—An employee of Russian state television who interrupted a live news program to protest the war in Ukraine was released from custody Tuesday and fined about $270, but still could face a prison sentence.
Marina Ovsyannikova told reporters she was not allowed to sleep while held in police custody and that she was interrogated for 14 hours.
