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Russian journalist who criticised Ukraine war escaped to France with NGO's help

A Russian reporter critical of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine said on Monday she had fled to France after Reporters Without Borders (RSF) helped coordinate her escape. The NGO hailed her resilience and said her story was a "message of hope" for other journalists.

Radio France Internationale · May 6, 2025

Marina Ovsyannikova: Russian journalist who protested Putin’s war live on TV may have been poisoned in France

Marina Ovsyannikova fled to France last year after criticising the Russian invasion

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2023

French police probe ‘poisoning’ of TV journalist who denounced Putin’s war live on air

Marina Ovsyannikova was sentenced in absentia to eight and a half years in prison in Russia

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2023

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 597

As the war enters its 597th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Oct 13, 2023

French police are probing possible poisoning of Russian journalist who denounced Ukraine war on TV

French prosecutors are investigating a suspected poisoning of a Russian journalist who fled Russia after denouncing the war in Ukraine on live TV

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Zelenskiy says deadly village missile attack was ‘no blind strike’ – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. You can read the latest Ukraine coverage here.

The Guardian - US · Oct 5, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 589

As the war enters its 589th day, these are the main developments.

Al Jazeera · Oct 5, 2023

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 589 of the invasion

At least 51 people killed in Kharkiv missile strike as Zelenskiy accuses Russia of ‘genocidal aggression’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 588 of the invasion

Ukrainian drones attack three Russian regions overnight, Moscow says; UK PM calls on west to help Ukraine ‘finish the job’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

Former Russian state TV journalist gets 8 1/2-year sentence in absentia for Ukraine war criticism

A court in Moscow has handed a former state TV journalist a 8 1/2-year prison term in absentia for protesting Russia’s war in Ukraine, the latest in a months-long crackdown against dissent that has intensified since Moscow’s invasion 20 months ago

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Putin ‘doesn’t have enough Novichok for all his critics’, ex-state journalist says

Russian dissident Marina Ovsyannikova also discussed how Vladimir Putin could lose power

The Independent UK · May 11, 2023

Woman who interrupted TV show to slam Putin's war shares daring escape from Russia

Ukraine-born Marina Ovsyannikova, 44, switched cars seven times and navigated her route to freedom using the stars during her escape from Russia after she interrupted a live TV broadcast to call out Vladimir Putin

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023

Russian state TV journalist who spoke out against war live on air recounts daring escape from country

‘I love life and I am not going to keep silent’

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

How Russian woman opposed to Ukraine war forced to flee Putin's regime and RUN for border

Marina Ovsyannikova describes the ordeal of fleeing Moscow, having to continually swap cars to cover her trail and crossing multiple borders of countries she said she cannot disclose, to get to France

Daily Mirror · Feb 12, 2023

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Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2023

Russian journalist who staged on air protest opens up chaotic escape to Paris

The journalist held a sign reading “no war, stop the war; don’t believe the propaganda; they’re lying to you here” on the state-run Channel One TV station last March

Wales Online · Feb 11, 2023

TV star reveals how she escaped Russia after anti-war protest live on air

Marina Ovsyannikova feared she was facing lengthy jail time after criticising the war in Ukraine on live TV, so she fled the country

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023

Marina Ovsyannikova says she still fears for her life after ‘chaotic’ escape to France

Former Russian TV editor, who was under house arrest, described her journey across Europe last October

France 24 · Feb 10, 2023

Anti-war protest journalist Ovsyannikova releases book after fleeing Russia

Marina Ovsyannikova, the Russian journalist known for storming a prime-time news broadcast on state television to protest against the war in Ukraine, has released an autobiographical book describing the media "propaganda factory" in Moscow.

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 21, 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: US pledges ‘unwavering commitment’ to Ukraine; Zelenskiy accuses Russia of delaying grain ships – as it happened

Lloyd Austin and Sergei Shoigu also agree to maintain lines of communication; Ukrainian president says Russia delaying ships’ passage

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Russia aims new legal action at two prominent dissenters

Russia’s most prominent opposition leader reports new charges against him as the Kremlin presses its campaign against dissenters

Reuters · Oct 20, 2022

Russian court orders arrest of dissident journalist Ovsyannikova

A Russian court on Thursday ordered the arrest of television journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, Interfax news agency said, more than six months after she flashed a sign on air saying the Kremlin was lying about the Ukraine war.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

Marina Ovsyannikova: Anti-Putin TV journalist flees Russia

TV journalist now ‘under the protection of a European state’ after lone protests, says lawyer

Reuters · Oct 17, 2022

Ex-journalist accused of "fake news" on Ukraine war has fled Russia - lawyer

Former Russian state TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, accused of spreading "fake news" about the war in Ukraine, has fled the country after escaping from house arrest, her lawyer said on Monday.

ABC News · Oct 6, 2022

Ukraine war latest: Russian missile razes Ukraine apartment block, Putin orders Russian nuclear plant takeover

A missile attack on the city of Zaporizhzhia leaves people buried under the rubble, while Vladimir Putin orders a state-controlled nuclear operator to take over running Europe's largest nuclear power plant.

Benzinga · Oct 5, 2022

'Put Such A Bracelet On Putin': Former Russian Journalist Confirms Escape, Sends Kremlin A Message

Former Russian journalist, Marina Ovsyannikova, confirmed on Telegram Wednesday she had escaped pre-trial house arrest and fled to an undisclosed location.

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