The Russian TV journalist, Marina Ovsyannikova, who protested the war in Ukraine was briefly detained in Moscow. Earlier in the month of March, she had stopped a live telecast to protest the military campaign in Ukraine. There has been no official announcement. Her arrest, however, comes after Ovsyannikova held a solitary protest near the Kremlin a few days earlier. She had denounced President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s intervention in Ukraine on a poster.
According to Reuters, the journalist was out for a stroll with her dogs. She was suddenly stopped by men wearing uniforms. She was detained, and pictures of her being led by two police officers toward a white vehicle were posted on her Telegram channel to announce it. “Marina has been detained,” said the post, adding “There is no information on where she is.”
In her latest protest, she had posters calling Vladimir Putin, ‘killer’
Her detention didn’t last long and she was back home within 3 hours. Marina uploaded a photo of herself and her two dogs to her Facebook page soon after being detained. Keeping everyone updated she wrote, “Went for a walk with the dogs, just stepped outside the gate, people in uniform approached me. Now I’m sitting in Krasnoselsky ministry of internal affairs”. Later on, she posted another update stating, I’m home. Everything is okay. But now I know it’s always best to bring a suitcase and passport if you go out.”
On Friday, Ovsyannikova shared images of herself on Telegram. She was seen standing close to the Kremlin while holding a protest sign that referred to Putin as a “killer” and raised the issue of child fatalities. She instantly rose to fame all over the world When she held her live television protest in March, She interrupted the show, and pictures of it went viral. She traveled for a while after her protest in March, spending a brief time writing for the German daily Die Welt.