The heroine of Russian state television, released: "It has been one of the most difficult days of my life"

• War in Ukraine A protester against the war in Ukraine breaks into the main news of Russian public television

"Where is Marina Ovsyannikova?".

It was the question that ran from mouth to mouth after the heroic gesture of the editor of Channel 1 of Russian state television, which displayed the "no to war" sign and warned millions of compatriots during the news: "Do not believe the propaganda, they are lying to you".

After keeping her friends and her own lawyers on edge all night, Marina Ovsyannikova (43 years old) finally appeared before a court in Ostakino today, accompanied by a lawyer.

According to the BBC, the journalist has been accused of "organizing a public event without authorization", she has been released and sentenced to pay

.

Under the law recently approved by the Russian Parliament, Ovsyannikova could have been sentenced to 15 years in prison for disseminating "false information".

"It has been one of the most difficult days of my life

," declared the Russian journalist - whose father was Ukrainian - at the exit of the courts.

"I have had two sleepless nights and spent 14 hours in detention and no contact even with my lawyers. Now I just want to rest. I thank all my friends and supporters for their support."

"That bitch should be jailed for at least 10 years!" proclaimed Anton Krasovski, director of the RT network, referring to the words of his "boss" and senior propagandist Margarita Simonyan (known as

), when he said that:

.

Outside Russia, Marina Ovsyannikova has become little less than a hero against the "gag" imposed by Putin, which prohibits even talk of "war" in the official media, where the invasion of Ukraine deserves the aseptic treatment of "military operation". special".

President Zelensky praised the editor of Russian television "for telling the truth."

From the United Kingdom, the Secretary of State for Europe, James Cleverley, broke a spear "for the high degree of bravery" exhibited by Ovsyannikova and by "all those who protest against an authoritarian and oppressive regime, and who need to know what is being doing on his behalf."

"

and it is really important that the truth comes out," said James Cleverley, adding to the general concern about the situation of Marina Ovsyannikova.

Until now, her career on Channel 1 had been impeccable, to the point of being one of the few people with access to the set where the news is broadcast (usually under police surveillance).

"Unfortunately, for many years, I worked for Channel 1 propagating the Kremlin," Marina Ovsyannikova herself acknowledged in a video broadcast by the human rights organization OVD-Info after her break on the news.

"I am ashamed that I told lies on the television screen and that I allowed the

."

"Only we have the power to stop this madness

," Marina proclaimed on home video.

"Go to the protests. Don't be afraid. They can't put us all in prison."

According to the BBC, Ovsyannikova's father is Ukrainian and her mother is Russian

.

Although she had not revealed her intentions to anyone close to her, her resentment towards the Putin regime had been brewing since the occupation of Crimea in 2014.

"The anger has been building up since the war started, but the decision was made two days before,"

a friend of Marina Ovsyannikova, who preferred not to be identified , told

"She is a person with a big heart, who really cares about people and friends. At the same time, she lived very scared about working for the State and being part of the system. She was also afraid of losing her comfortable life until the other night ".

"What is happening in Ukraine is a crime and Russia is the aggressor,"

Marina finally proclaimed in her video.

"And the responsibility for that aggression rests with a single person: Vladimir Putin."

His gesture of dissent has had an unprecedented impact on public opinion and threatens to cause a chain reaction among Russian journalists.

Hours after the incident, the presenter

resigned as head of the program Segodnya (Today) on the NTV channel, the third most watched in Russia.

Gildeyeva had been distinguished in 2021 by Putin himself for "her achievements" of her.

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