"They’re lying to you" - A young woman suddenly interrupts Russian TV news! Here's what happened!
Home > News Shots > World newsThe action taken by a young female journalist against the ongoing war during the news live is going viral on the internet.
Russia has been attacking Ukraine for more than two weeks. The Russian Government says it has captured key cities in Ukraine. The Ukrainian military is retaliating and thousands of soldiers from both the countries have lost their lives. Meanwhile, representatives of the two countries are still in talks.
As news was read live on Russia's state television Channel One last evening, suddenly a young female journalist interrupted the live holdng a banner. It had the national flags of Russia and Ukraine drawn.
The placard read, "The sign, in English and Russian, read, “NO WAR. Stop the war. Don't believe propaganda. They are lying to you here." Another phrase, which looked like "Russians against war," was partly obscured.
Diversion during Channel One main state TV evening show tonight - a woman with No to War poster yells stop the war. Channel One already "probing the incident regarding the outsider's presence during live broadcast." pic.twitter.com/wHyV9lyHZe
- Mary Ilyushina (@maryilyushina) March 14, 2022
The woman journalist then chanted "No to war". The video that caused a stir on social media is said to be immediately removed. The journalist is identified as Marina Ovsyannikova, and she is said to be working as an editor at Russia’s state TV Channel One.
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