There was no official statement But the arrest comes days after Ovsiannikova demonstrated alone in front of the Kremlin with a banner evoking the death of Ukrainian children during the military intervention in Ukraine and calling President Vladimir Putin a “murderer”.
This demonstration can be punished by a law against the publication of “false information” and “insults” to the army, charges that can carry prison sentences.
Ovsiannikova became famous when, in mid-March, interrupted the evening news of the television station near the Kremlin in which he worked with a banner criticizing the offensive in Ukraine and the “propaganda” of the media controlled by power.
Arrested just after, she was released after paying a fine.
Despite the fact that the images went around the world, Ovsiannikova did not receive the unanimous greeting of the entire Russian opposition for her gesture, since many reproach her for the years she worked at the Pervy Kanal chain, close to the Kremlin.
After several months working abroad, such as for the German media Die Welt, the journalist announced in early July her return to Russia to settle a dispute over the custody of her two children.