A Moscow court fined him 50,000 rubles (800 euros) for "discrediting" the Russian armed forces, noted an AFP journalist on the spot, an offense introduced in early March to stifle criticism.
He was accused of having said that the operation in Ukraine was a "crime" when speaking to journalists on July 13, during a hearing concerning an imprisoned opponent, Ilia Iachine.
Ms. Ovsiannikova became famous in mid-March after appearing, in full newspaper, on the set of a pro-Kremlin television channel for which she worked.
During her speech, she carried a sign denouncing the offensive in Ukraine and the "propaganda" of the media controlled by the power.
Briefly detained in the process, she was released with a fine to pay.
The images of his gesture went around the world.
Many people praised his courage, in a context of repression of any critical voice in Russia.
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However, she is not unanimous within the Russian opposition, some still reproaching her for her years spent working for the Pervy Kanal channel, the Kremlin's mouthpiece.
After working several months abroad, notably for the German newspaper die Welt, she announced in early July that she had returned to Russia to settle a dispute related to the custody of her two children.
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