Protester with 'no war' sign disrupts Russian state TV news broadcast
Channel One 'lying to you' about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, protester tells viewers
An anti-war protester interrupted the main news program on Russia's state TV Channel One on Monday, holding up a sign behind the studio presenter with slogans denouncing the war in Ukraine.
The sign, in English and Russian, read: "NO WAR. Stop the war. Don't believe the propaganda. They are lying to you here." Another phrase, which looked like "Russians against war," was partly obscured.
The extraordinary protest took place on day 19 of the war, which began when Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 in what it calls a special military operation.
"Stop the war. No to war," the woman protesting could be heard shouting as the news anchor continued to read from her teleprompter.
The protester could be seen and heard for several seconds before the channel switched to a different report to remove her from the screen.
