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David Clark

Russia's 'most hated woman' says protesting war in live TV stunt 'destroyed her life'

A TV producer who staged an anti-war protest on a flagship state news programme says she did not realise it would lead to her becoming "Russia's most hated woman".

Marina Ovsyannikova burst onto Channel One to unveil a sign condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine three weeks into the conflict.

In widely-viewed footage, the 43-year-old stood behind Vladimir Putin's favourite TV anchor and held up a sign that read: "No to war. Stop this war. Propaganda lies to you."

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