An anti-war editor appeared with a poster on a Russian government-controlled channel. Immediately, the anchor read the news aloud without hearing her words. After that, Channel O showed visuals of the hospital. She was later taken to the police station. Her lawyer said she was now missing.
New Delhi: Protests are raging outside russia over Russia's attack on Ukraine. The united states and the West are imposing tough economic sanctions. Meanwhile, there are many concerns in russia itself over the war against Ukraine. Citizens' protests against the government in russia are being exposed to the outside world.
These things are mostly leaked out, especially through social media. Because .. there are more official media companies in Russia. The popularity of these items is also high. On one such official media channel, an employee came up with a live telecast holding a poster protesting the war. Immediately her co-workers took her aside and changed the footage. That immediately took her into custody. Her lawyer said she did not know where she was now.
In russia, government-controlled Channel One is widely watched by the country's elderly. Millions of people watch the news show 'Time' which airs on that channel at 9 pm. Yekaterina Andreeva was the anchor that day. She discusses Russia's relations with belarus in the program.
Ovsyannikova, dressed in a black formal suit, came into the camera view holding a poster. The poster card reads No war in English. 'The same poster reads in Russian. Stop the war. Do not believe the propaganda. Everything here is lying to you 'Signing in english that the Russians are against this war.
The woman holding the poster said a few words. A piece called Stop the war was heard. Meanwhile Andreova was loudly telling the news and her words were not heard much. Also, Ovsyannikova, who was holding the poster, was taken to the police station. A human rights lawyer defending Ovsyannikova said she had been detained for 12 hours.
Ukrainian diplomat Oleksandr Sherba was quoted as saying by Ovsyannikova's lawyer. She explained that she was not appearing at any police station now. Her lawyer said she did not know where she was and may have taken her to a secret location. Ovsyannikova works as an editor at Channel One.
Meanwhile, the nations of the world are calling for an end to the war. russia is moving forward more aggressively. In the wake of this, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky on monday submitted a bill to parliament late monday seeking an extension of martial law in the country for another 30 days from march 24. Sources said the decision was taken in the wake of the ongoing Russian offensive.
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