Russian state TV employee fined for anti-war protest on live news show

Marina Ovsyannikova during the protest on Russian state TV (Screengrab/PA)

A Russian state television employee who interrupted a live news programme by protesting against the war with Ukraine has been ordered to pay a fine by a court.

Marina Ovsyannikova, an employee of Russia’s state-run Channel One, walked into the studio during Monday’s evening news show with a poster saying “no war” and “Russians against the war”.