The news anchor who staged a live anti-war protest on Russian state TV has revealed how she managed to escape Russia. Marina Ovsyannikova, who held up a sign saying 'They’re lying to you here' and 'Stop the War!' was facing up to 10 years in jail before deciding to flee with her daughter Trina, 11.
Going public for the first time since she fled four months ago, the 44-year-old revealed how her lawyer had told her, “Run, run from Russia - you only have a few days left before the trial. They will definitely put you in jail.”
The Daily Star reports that in an escape befitting of a spy novel, she teamed up with Reporters Without Borders, changing cars seven times before reaching the border.
