The journalist who famously stormed the set of Vladimir Putin ’s favourite news channel with a 'stop the war' banner has had her home raided.
TV reporter Marina Ovsyannikova, 44, infamously walked in on Russia ’s most-watched news show armed with posters saying “They’re lying to you here” and “Stop the War!”
She has been repeatedly targeted by Putin ’s officers since her protest in March - and has now had her home searched again by Russian law enforcement.
The Russians accuse Marina of discrediting the army under new draconian laws aimed at stifling any criticism of the war in Ukraine.
Last week she was fined 50,000 roubles (£690) and this week another court fined her a further court fined her 40,000 roubles (£550).
Lawyer Dmytro Zakhvatov said her home was raided under the law on “dissemination of knowingly false information about the actions of the Russian armed forces”.
She has bravely continued to protest the war despite regular fines.
"I go to the courts like I go to work,” she said this week.
Her latest fine was due to a Facebook post when she mocked Putin’s “greatness”.
"I could not express my gratitude to Putin on behalf of 30 million Russians who live in the 21st century without sewers and warm toilets,” she said.
"Any accusations against me are absurd and unacceptable.”
She also staged a protest near the Kremlin, holding a placard labelling Putin a "killer".
So far she has been fined several times but the law on criticising the armed forces carries a jail sentence of up to 15 years.
