Russian journalist Marina Ovsinikova, who is best known for her protest live against the war on Ukraine during a news broadcast, said she has escaped house arrest from the authorities.

"I consider myself completely innocent, and because our country refuses to comply with its own laws, I refuse to comply with the restrictions imposed on me starting from the 30th of last September and free myself from them," TV editor Ovsiannikova, 44, wrote via the Telegram application yesterday evening, Wednesday. disclose its whereabouts.

The journalist was scheduled to remain under house arrest, for her public criticism of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, until next Sunday, as part of a criminal case against Ovsianikova for allegedly publishing false information about the Russian armed forces.

Ovsyanikova, who was born to a Russian mother and Ukrainian father in Odessa, faces a prison sentence of 5 to 10 years, according to recent Russian media reports.

Ovsyanikova broke into a television broadcast and raised a banner denouncing the Russian war on Ukraine (European)

In March, Ovsianikova made headlines around the world when she stormed her channel's evening news, carrying a sign reading "No to war" in English, an unusual occurrence in Russia, where state media is under strict control.

Ovsianikova was then arrested and interrogated for 14 hours before being released, and ordered to pay a fine of 30,000 rubles ($280), after which the West described her as a "hero".

In mid-July, she put herself in danger again because of her protest against the war near the Kremlin, and she was arrested after a short period of days and then released.

Under Russian law, Moscow's war on Ukraine can only be referred to as a special military operation.

And last March witnessed the tightening of sanctions for criticizing the actions of the Russian army.