Marina Ovsyannikova is a Russian television producer who previously worked for Channel One Russia. After appearing on a state-run television channel’s live broadcast, she’s in the spotlight.
She urged Russians to join anti-war demonstrations to end the conflict. “Only we have the power to put a stop to this madness.” Take part in the protests. Nothing should frighten you. They won’t be able to put us all in jail.”
Channel One is one of Russia’s most popular news programs, with millions of viewers each day.
According to OVD-Info, Ovsyannikova was detained immediately after her demonstration and was being held at the Ostankino television center.
Who Is Marina Ovsyannikova?
Marina Ovsyannikova is an editor at the Russian state-run network Channel One.
Moreover, her mother was born in Russia, and her father was born in Ukraine.
Moving to her education, Ovsyannikova earned her bachelor’s degree from Kuban State University and her master’s degree from Russia’s Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
Likewise, she worked for the All-Russian State Broadcasting Company of Television and Radio. She gave an interview to the Russian news site Yuga.ru in 2002.
According to IMDb, she was also in charge of stunts and special effects in Robert Crombie and Sofya Skya’s film Assassins Run and Ilmar Raag’s play Ya ne vernus (aka I Won’t Come Back) (2014).
What Marina Ovsyannikova Did In National TV?
Marina Ovsyannikova came onto the live broadcast of Russia’s most-watched news show on Monday evening shouting: “Stop the war. No to war.”
She stood behind the television anchor, Ekaterina Andreeva, on 14 March 2022, during a live broadcast linked to the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the nightly news show “Wremja” [Time], carrying a banner declaring in a mix of Russian and English.
She added, holding a sign, “Don’t believe the propaganda. They’re deceiving you here.” It said in English, “Russians Against the War.”
Moreover, the news anchor continued to read from her teleprompter loudly in an attempt to drown out Ovsyannikova. Still, her protest was seen and audible for a few seconds before the channel moved to a recorded program.
Additionally, Ovsyannikova also issued a pre-recorded video through the OVD-Info human rights organization in which she expressed her regret for working for Channel One and propagating “Kremlin propaganda.”
Furthermore, according to OVD-Info, an activist organization that assists Russians jailed for protesting, Ms. Ovsyannikova was detained after the rally. She was held in a small police station at Moscow’s Ostankino broadcasting center.
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People are supporting Marina Ovsyannikova and expressing her act as bravery on Twitter. However, Maria is not available on the platform.
Despite the Kremlin’s recent attempts to suppress online protest, the event went viral in Russia.
Within hours, Ms. Ovsyannikova’s Facebook page had over 26,000 comments, with many people supporting or congratulating her for her bravery in Russian, English, and Ukrainian.
The incident on Monday marks the first time a member of Russia’s state media has publicly criticized the conflict in Ukraine.
Her remarks come after Russia passed a new law against disseminating “fake news,” putting Ms Ovsyannikova in danger of serving up to 15 years in prison if proven guilty.